Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System, Sep 20, 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 20269332-20260921T154037, reported Sep 21, 2026, 3:40 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 09:03 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System. Outlet: “594612”. Location: 25.67300, -80.33500; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 100 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 Cutler Drain Canal, 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.
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
Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
- 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
- 27,000 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “27,000 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
Status history from this report
- Discharge or advisory reported Cutler Drain Canal: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- Caution Cutler Drain Canal: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.
Source and versions
- Source
- Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)
- Source record number
- 20269332-20260921T154037
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- Read the earlier version
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:20269332-20260921T154037 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 20269332-20260921T154037 |
| Earlier version | fl-dep-pnp:20269332-20260921T153148 |
| 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 | 594612 |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | cutler-drain-canal-fl |
| How this report was linked to the water | the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water |
| Latitude | 25.673 |
| Longitude | -80.335 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 100 |
| Started | Sep 20, 2026 (2026-09-20T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Sep 20, 2026 (2026-09-20T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Sep 21, 2026 (2026-09-21T15:40:37-04:00) |
| 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 | 27,000 |
| Volume as reported | 27,000 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%3D20269332&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": 20269332,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "594612",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DISCHARGE/ABNORMAL EVENT NOTIFICATION MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SECTION WASD Incident #: 594612 Version: 1 Version Type: Preliminary Qualified UDP? Yes Incident Version Created On: 09/21/26 02:58 PM Job Order #: 1005538980 Location of Discharge: 10445 SW 87 AVE UNINCORPORATED MIAMI-DADE 33176 Reported by: [removed] Employee Title: PROJECT INSPECTOR 1 Reported by: [removed] Utility Name: Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Phone Number: [removed] Path of Flow: North and South On: 87TH AVE [name removed] by Asset Type: Force Main Contractor Involved? No Discharge Due to/Caused by: Force Main Leaking Other Cause Is Severe Storm? No Additional Discharge Cause: LEAKING ON COUPLING Pipe Material: ACP (Asbestos Cement Pipe) Pipe Size in inches: 12 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: 2 Distance in Feet to Storm Drain(s): 130 Direction: North Did Discharge Go into Surface Water? Yes Distance in Feet into Surface Water: 50 Body of Water Name: LAKE GALLOWAY Type of Water: Canal Weather Conditions: Rainy Estimated Quantity of Sewage Released in Gallons: 27,000 Estimated Time Release Started: 09/20/26 06:30 PM Estimated Time Action Taken at Site: 09/20/26 08:00 PM ACTION TAKEN Active Spill Observed? Yes Discharge Flow Stopped? Yes Discharge Stopped On: 09/20/26 09:30 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: 09/26/26 07:30 PM Spill Recovered? Yes Recovered Amount in Gallons: 19,800 AGENCIES NOTIFIED: [removed] Latitude: 25.6730201687065 Longitude: -80.3350640169595 09/21/26 03:27 PM Page 1 of 2",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1790005237000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1789862400000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1789862400000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "594612",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": "20269340",
"FACILITY_CITY": "Miami",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 33176,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Miami-Dade",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 25.673,
"LONGITUDE": -80.335,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 4513
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.