Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Symmes Cove HOA, Aug 14, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution) via Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service), record 20267971-20260817T115426, reported Aug 17, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 09:03 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Symmes Cove HOA. Outlet: “Symmes Cove Lift Stattion Sewage Spill”. Location: 27.83560, -82.37350; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 15 metres.
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names no water. Not linked to a mapped water. The report names no water and no outlet listed in EPA and state records.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
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When it happened and when it was reported
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- Started
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the day only
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “untreated wastewater”
- Volume
- volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume as reported
- none
Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
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- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- not stated
Source and versions
- Source
- Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)
- Source record number
- 20267971-20260817T115426
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:20267971-20260817T115426 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 20267971-20260817T115426 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | Not provided |
| Sewer operator | Symmes Cove HOA |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Symmes Cove Lift Stattion Sewage Spill |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 27.836 |
| Longitude | -82.374 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 15 |
| Started | Aug 14, 2026 (2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Aug 14, 2026 (2026-08-14T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Aug 17, 2026 (2026-08-17T11:54:26-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 4, 2026, 4:03 AM EST (2026-11-04T09:03:51Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://ags.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/External_Services/PNP/FeatureServer/1/query?where=INCIDENT_NUMBER%3D20267971&outFields=INCIDENT_NUMBER,INCIDENT_NAME,INCIDENT_REPORT,DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT,RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME,RELEASE_ONGOING,RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME,FACILITY_NAME,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2,FACILITY_CITY,FACILITY_STATE,FACILITY_ZIP5,AFFECTED_COUNTIES,MIGRATED_OFFSITE,MIGRATED_COUNTIES,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DATUM,MAP_SOURCE_SCALE,OBJECTID&returnGeometry=false&f=json |
Original source data
{
"INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20267971,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "Symmes Cove Lift Stattion Sewage Spill",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "A mine line connecting to the lift station detached causing a release in pressure and back flow from the Hillsborough County Sewer main around 3:00 PM on Friday August 14th. Hillsborough county did not arrive on the scene until 7:33 Pm when they were able to turn off the main value so the repairs could be made. Over 38K gallons of waste water spilled into the near by neighbors lot, the HOA common area, and the HOA storm water retention ponds. These ponds connect through wetlands to bull frog creek. Averett Septic is going out today to spread lime and pick up any debris left behind.",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1786967666000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1786665600000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1786665600000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Symmes Cove HOA",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "11309 Violet Orchid PL",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": "Suite 200",
"FACILITY_CITY": "Gibsonton",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 33534,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Hillsborough",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 27.835595,
"LONGITUDE": -82.3735,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 2256
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.