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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Fort Lauderdale, Sep 23, 2026

Ongoing (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 20269415-20260923T144259, reported Sep 23, 2026, 2:42 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: City of Fort Lauderdale. Outlet: “Bayview Dr & E Oakland Park Blvd”. Location: 26.16748, -80.10462; 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 23, 2026

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 23, 2026, 2:42 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

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“untreated wastewater”

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

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 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• No current status shown Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: end not confirmed, no map colour, Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Dec 21, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)

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

20269415-20260923T144259

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269415,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "Bayview Dr & E Oakland Park Blvd",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "An SSO occurred due to an air release valve on a 16-inch force main, which discharged sewer water from the manhole. Currently, this is all the information available. I will provide an updated notice as soon as additional details are received.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1790174579000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1790121600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "Y",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": null,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Fort Lauderdale",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": null,
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": null,
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": null,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Broward",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 26.167479,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.104618,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 4513
}