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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Central Sumter Utility Company WWTF, Aug 26, 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 20268426-20260828T092714, reported Aug 28, 2026, 9:27 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: Central Sumter Utility Company WWTF. Outlet: “2026-8426”. Location: 28.85103, -81.93872; 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. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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 26, 2026

Ended

Aug 26, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 28, 2026, 9:27 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

2,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“2,000 gallons”

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

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

Advice period

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Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

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

Source record number

20268426-20260828T092714

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20268426,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "2026-8426",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: After-Action Report ? Sanitary Sewer Overflow Date: August 26, 2026 Location: 3395 Conservation Trail Time Reported: 1835 Time Controlled: 1900 FDEP Notification: 2045 Incident Number: 2026-8426 Estimated Volume: 2,000 gallons At approximately 1835, a sanitary sewer overflow was reported at 3395 Conservation Trail due to the failure of an air-release valve (ARV). The failure resulted in an estimated release of 2,000 gallons of wastewater. Jacobs? Collections and Distribution (C&D) personnel responded and stopped the overflow by approximately 1900. Crews washed down the impacted area and treated it with lime. The necessary ARV repairs will also be completed. The nearby irrigation basin was sampled, and laboratory results were well below the applicable threshold, indicating that the irrigation basin was not impacted. FDEP was notified at 2045, and the incident was assigned Incident No. 2026-8426. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Equipment Spill Volume: 2,000 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime, Washed down area, Water samples taken Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1787909234000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1787702400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1787702400000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Central Sumter Utility Company WWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "2123 Buena Vista Boulevard",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "The Villages",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32162,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Lake",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 28.851027,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.93872,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}