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Treatment bypass reported — St Andrews WWTF, Sep 4, 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 20268706-20260904T103407, reported Sep 4, 2026, 10:34 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: St Andrews WWTF. Outlet: “1401 N FOSTER AVE LS 21”. Location: 30.17375, -85.69644; 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 the operator lists 2 receiving waters (our list of sewer operators).

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

Sep 4, 2026

Ended

Sep 4, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 4, 2026, 10:34 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

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated wastewater”

Volume

230 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“230 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

20268706-20260904T103407

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20268706,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "1401 N FOSTER AVE LS 21",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: On 9/4/2026 at 5:12 am lift station 21, while under work of a private contractor, experienced a mechanical failure of the bypass pump causing untreated wastewater to release at a rate of 10 gpm. Repairs were made and the spill ceased at 5:35 am. A total of 230 gallons were released, which entered a storm drain that connects into Lake Ware. The area was washed down, debris was removed and lime was applied. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Bypass Spill Volume: 230 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Washed down area, Raked and disposed of debris Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1788518047000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1788480000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1788480000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "St Andrews WWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "2226 Michigan Ave",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Panama City",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32405,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Bay",
  "LATITUDE": 30.173751,
  "LONGITUDE": -85.696439,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}