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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Panama City Beach WWTP #1, Aug 22, 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 20268261-20260823T111853, reported Aug 23, 2026, 11:18 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: Panama City Beach WWTP #1. Outlet: “8.22.26 Joan Ave SSO”. Location: 30.17061, -85.78967; 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: “South Lagoon”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Saint Andrew's Bay, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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 22, 2026

Ended

Aug 22, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 23, 2026, 11:18 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

198,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“198,000 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

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Saint Andrew's Bay: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Saint Andrew's Bay: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)

Source record number

20268261-20260823T111853

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20268261,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "8.22.26 Joan Ave SSO",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: At approximately 7:11 PM on August 22, 2026, the sewer transmission main feeding the Joan Avenue Lift Station #40 experienced a structural failure. This break prevented sewage from reaching the lift station and caused wastewater to escape from a nearby manhole, resulting in a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) that reached South Lagoon at Joan Avenue. An estimated 198,000 gallons spilled, and a portion of this volume entered South Lagoon. City staff responded immediately and deployed standby bypass pumps to intercept and redirect flow from the overflowing manhole into the discharge line for Lift Station 40, successfully stopping the SSO. Excavation of the damaged sewer main began promptly to determine the cause of the failure and initiate repairs. Significant sand intrusion occurred in the lift station wet well due to the break, and city staff are actively working on both the sewer main repair and the removal of sand from the wet well. Cleanup activities are ongoing, and all affected areas will be treated with lime in accordance with standard remediation procedures. City staff is also conducting water quality sampling of South Lagoon and will provide daily updates to the Department as results become available. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Break-in-Line Spill Volume: 198,000 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: In-progress Clean-up Actions: Applied lime Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1787483933000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1787356800000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1787356800000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Panama City Beach WWTP #1",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "206 N Gulf Blvd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Panama City Beach",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32413,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
  "LATITUDE": 30.170608,
  "LONGITUDE": -85.789668,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}