Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System, Sep 13, 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 20269075-20260914T083903, reported Sep 14, 2026, 8:39 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: Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System. Outlet: “594257”. Location: 25.53732, -80.37694; 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
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Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
When it happened and when it was reported
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- Started
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the day only
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
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
- 3,600 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “3,600 gallons”
Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
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- 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
- 20269075-20260914T083903
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:20269075-20260914T083903 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 20269075-20260914T083903 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | fl-miami-dade-wasd |
| Sewer operator | Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 594257 |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 25.537 |
| Longitude | -80.377 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 15 |
| Started | Sep 13, 2026 (2026-09-13T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Sep 13, 2026 (2026-09-13T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Sep 14, 2026 (2026-09-14T08:39:03-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 4, 2026, 4:03 AM EST (2026-11-04T09:03:51Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | 3,600 |
| Volume as reported | 3,600 gallons |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://ags.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/External_Services/PNP/FeatureServer/1/query?where=INCIDENT_NUMBER%3D20269075&outFields=INCIDENT_NUMBER,INCIDENT_NAME,INCIDENT_REPORT,DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT,RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME,RELEASE_ONGOING,RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME,FACILITY_NAME,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2,FACILITY_CITY,FACILITY_STATE,FACILITY_ZIP5,AFFECTED_COUNTIES,MIGRATED_OFFSITE,MIGRATED_COUNTIES,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DATUM,MAP_SOURCE_SCALE,OBJECTID&returnGeometry=false&f=json |
Original source data
{
"INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269075,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "594257",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DISCHARGE/ABNORMAL EVENT NOTIFICATION MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SECTION WASD Incident #: 594257 Version: 3 Version Type: Supplementary Incident Version Created On: 09/13/26 11:48 PM Job Order #: 1005533865 Location of Discharge: 11451 SW 248TH ST UNINCORPORATED MIAMI-DADE 33032 Reported by: [removed] Employee Title: Project inspector [name removed] by: [removed] Utility Name: Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Phone Number: [removed] Path of Flow: North On: 248TH ST [name removed] by Asset Type: Force Main Contractor Involved? No Discharge Due to/Caused by: Force Main Broken Due to Point Load Is Severe Storm? No Additional Discharge Cause: N/A Pipe Material: DIP (Ductile Iron Pipe) Pipe Size in inches: 24 Type of Water Discharge: RAW SEWAGE Did Discharge Go to Public Access Area? Yes Did Discharge Go into Storm Sewer? Yes Number of Storm Drain(s) Impacted: 1 Distance in Feet to Storm Drain(s): 5 Direction: North Did Discharge Go into Surface Water? No Weather Conditions: Rainy Estimated Quantity of Sewage Released in Gallons: 3,600 Estimated Time Release Started: 09/13/26 01:30 PM Estimated Time Action Taken at Site: 09/13/26 02:00 PM ACTION TAKEN Active Spill Observed? Yes Discharge Flow Stopped? Yes Discharge Stopped On: 09/13/26 02:50 PM Spill Contained? Yes Area Cleaned? Yes Area Disinfected? Yes Method of Disinfection: Disinfectant/Vactor Public Notified: [removed] Method of Public Notification: Post Signs Public Notified On: 09/13/26 02:00 PM Spill Recovered? Yes Recovered Amount in Gallons: 2,100 AGENCIES NOTIFIED: [removed] Latitude: 25.5371360335459 Longitude: -80.3777290006373 09/14/26 12:21 AM * Fields on red are the ones that changed from previous version Page 1 of 2",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1789375143000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1789257600000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1789257600000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "11451 SW 248TH ST",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
"FACILITY_CITY": "Miami",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 33032,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Miami-Dade",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 25.53732,
"LONGITUDE": -80.376935,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 18055
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.