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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Tampa Wastewater Department, Sep 23, 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 20269421-20260924T060025, reported Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 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: City of Tampa Wastewater Department. Outlet: “Wastewater Overflow near 122 S. Rome Ave.”. Location: 27.94354, -82.47678; 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 Hillsborough Bay, FL. Match basis: the operator's listed receiving water; the report itself does not name the 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

Sep 23, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 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

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

1,470 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1,470 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 Hillsborough Bay: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Hillsborough Bay: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 27, 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

20269421-20260924T060025

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269421,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "Wastewater Overflow near 122 S. Rome Ave.",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the City of Tampa Wastewater Department became aware of a wastewater overflow near 122 S. Rome Ave. due to a broken mainline. The mainline was damaged by Premier Drilling, a private contractor that was directional boring and installing underground utilities. The overflow started at approximately 11:44am and ceased at 2:11pm after the gravity mainline was plugged. The volume of the overflow was estimated at 1,470 gallons. The overflow discharged from the broken mainline and entered a storm vault that was broken as well. Sewer cleaners were able to vacuum approximately 1,000 gallons of the overflow from a downstream storm drain and emptied back into the collection system. There was no evidence that any of the overflow reached surface waters.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1790229625000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1790121600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1790121600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Tampa Wastewater Department",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "2545 Guy Verger Blvd.",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Tampa",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33605,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Hillsborough",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": null,
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.943543,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.476779,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 1128
}