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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF, Aug 19, 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 20268120-20260820T090802, reported Aug 20, 2026, 9:08 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: FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF. Outlet: “CS081926”. Location: 27.42344, -82.49562; 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

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Aug 19, 2026

Ended

Aug 19, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 20, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-04 09:03 UTC

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

35 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“an estimated 35 gallons”

Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

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

20268120-20260820T090802

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20268120,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "CS081926",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "On August 19, 2026, at approximately 12:53 PM, Manatee County Utilities Department (MCUD) staff were notified of a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) located near 6606 Cheswick Street in Sarasota. The SSO occurred when a split formed in a 6\" force main, allowing an estimated 35 gallons of raw wastewater to discharge onto the ground. Some of this wastewater flowed south along the roadside gutter and entered a nearby storm water drain potentially impacting a retention pond that is a surface water of the state. Manatee County Utilities Department staff were able to stop the discharge on August 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM when they turned a valve to isolate the system, turned off the upstream lift station and installed a clamp on the force main to repair it. Manatee County Utilities Department staff washed down hard surfaces with potable water and applied bleach to the roadside gutter. MCUD staff were able to recover approximately 400 gallons of spilled wastewater mixed with rinse water using a vacuum truck. Due to the potentially affected retention pond, Manatee County staff will perform an investigation and will collect fecal coliform and E.coli samples from the retention pond.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1787216882000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1787097600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1787097600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "3331 Lena Road",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Bradenton",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34211,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Manatee",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Manatee",
  "LATITUDE": 27.42344,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.49562,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null
}