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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Fort Lauderdale, 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 20268269-20260823T112138, reported Aug 23, 2026, 11:21 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: City of Fort Lauderdale. Outlet: “SSO-CW23347”. Location: 26.09975, -80.15997; 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. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to South Fork New River, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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, 11:21 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

2,525 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“2525 gal”

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 South Fork New River: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution South Fork New River: 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 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

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

Source record number

20268269-20260823T112138

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20268269,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "SSO-CW23347",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Gravity sewer main stoppage caused 2525 gal discharge to the South fork new river @ 1635 Coconut Drive. City of Fort Lauderdale ended the spill at 20:08pm 8/22/26 and cleaned the area with vactor truck and disinfectant crystal.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1787484098000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1787356800000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1787356800000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Fort Lauderdale",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": null,
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": null,
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": null,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Broward",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 26.099746,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.159968,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 2256
}