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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — LIFT STATION 6038, Sep 25, 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 20269491-20260925T195609, reported Sep 25, 2026, 7:56 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: LIFT STATION 6038. Outlet: “LS6038 in John Prince Park”. Location: 26.59200, -80.08000; 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 Lake Osborne, 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 25, 2026

Ended

Sep 25, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 25, 2026, 7:56 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

500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“500 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 Lake Osborne: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Lake Osborne: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 30, 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

20269491-20260925T195609

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269491,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "LS6038 in John Prince Park",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "09/25/2026 A 1.5 INCH PVC DISCHARGE PIPE BROKE UNDER A CONCERTE PAD WHICH CAUSED A RAW SEWAGE SPILLAGE OF 500 GALLONS. CREW WAS DISPATCH ON SITE AT 4:47PM AND WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN AND STOP SPILL AT 5:39PM. CREW REPAIRED THE 1.5 PVC PIPE WITH AN 3IN PIPE. ALL SPILLAGE WAS CONTAIN IN SURROUNDING AREA AND DRAINAGE DITCH. CREW REMOVED ALL WASTEWATER FROM DRAINAGE DITCH WITH VAC TRUCK. SURROUND AREA WAS WASH DOWN AND HYDRTED LIME TO CLEAN AREA. STATION BACK TO NORMAL.",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1790366169000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1790294400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1790294400000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "LIFT STATION 6038",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "5755 Lake Osborne Dr",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "LAKE WORTH BEACH ",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33461,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Palm Beach",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 26.592,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.08,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 282
}