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Treatment plant bypass reported — Groveland/Sampey Rd. WWTF, Sep 24, 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 20269432-20260924T103918, reported Sep 24, 2026, 10:39 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: Groveland/Sampey Rd. WWTF. Outlet: “Sampey Clarifier Spill”. Location: 28.56961, -81.84443; 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. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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 24, 2026

Ended

Sep 24, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 24, 2026, 10:39 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

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“partially treated wastewater”

Volume

20,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“20,000 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

Source and versions

Source

Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)

Source record number

20269432-20260924T103918

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269432,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "Sampey Clarifier Spill",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: During a pre-planned clarifier shut down a contractor performing temporary piping bypass did not follow shut down sequencing plans resulting in their crew removing a 10 inch 90 degree elbow on the clarifier while flow was present resulting in a spill Wastewater Type: Partially Treated Cause: Contractor Spill Volume: 20,000 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied lime Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1790246358000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1790208000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1790208000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Groveland/Sampey Rd. WWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1198 Sampey Rd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Groveland",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34736,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Lake",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 28.569611,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.844433,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}