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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Boca Raton, City of - WWTP, Sep 17, 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 20269244-20260918T135854, reported Sep 18, 2026, 1:58 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: Boca Raton, City of - WWTP. Outlet: “501 E Camino Real”. Location: 26.34006, -80.07867; 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 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, FL. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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 17, 2026

Ended

Sep 18, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 18, 2026, 1:58 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

156,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“156,000 gallons”

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

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

Advice period

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 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 22, 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

20269244-20260918T135854

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269244,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "501 E Camino Real",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: 16in. force main fitting separation Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Break-in-Line Spill Volume: 156,000 Volume Recovered: 30,000 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied HTH/chlorine, Washed down area, Water samples taken, Signs posted Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1789739934000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1789603200000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1789689600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Boca Raton, City of - WWTP",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1401 Glades Rd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Boca Raton",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33431,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Palm Beach",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Palm Beach",
  "LATITUDE": 26.340056,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.07867,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}