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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cemetery Road Wastewater Treatment Facility, Aug 29, 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 20268537-20260830T131912, reported Aug 30, 2026, 1:19 PM 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: Cemetery Road Wastewater Treatment Facility. Outlet: “08-29-2026 SE2 Spill Incident”. Location: 27.23677, -80.82456; 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

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 29, 2026

Ended

Aug 29, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 30, 2026, 1:19 PM 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

1,875 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1,875 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

20268537-20260830T131912

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20268537,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "08-29-2026 SE2 Spill Incident",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: Heavy rain storm caused liftstation to overflow Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Rain Spill Volume: 1,875 Volume Recovered: 200 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1788095952000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1787961600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1787961600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Cemetery Road Wastewater Treatment Facility",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "100 SW 5th Ave",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Okeechobee",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34974,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Okeechobee",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.236768,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.824556,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}