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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Villages WWTF, Sep 29, 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 20269634-20261005T155117, reported Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 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: Villages WWTF. Outlet: “2026-9634”. Location: 28.94601, -81.95148; 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. Not linked to a mapped water. The report names no water and no outlet listed in EPA and state records.

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 29, 2026

Ended

Sep 29, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 5, 2026, 3:51 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

50,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“50,000 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

20269634-20261005T155117

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269634,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "2026-9634",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: After-Action Report: Sanitary Sewer Overflow Incident number: 2026-9634 Incident date: September 29, 2026 Location: Off U.S. 441, in front of Chili?s, 1206 Avenida Central, Lady Lake, FL 32159 Facility ID: FLA010555 Cause: T-Mobile struck the sanitary force main while installing fiber Reported: 3:00 p.m., September 29, 2026 Spill stopped: 5:00 p.m., September 29, 2026 Repairs completed: 7:27 p.m., September 29, 2026 Estimated volume: 50,000 gallons FDEP notified: [removed] Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Contractor Spill Volume: 50,000 Volume Recovered: 15,000 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime, Washed down area, Water samples taken, Signs posted Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791215477000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1790640000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1790640000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Villages WWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "501 Sunbelt Rd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "The Villages",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32159,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Lake",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Lake",
  "LATITUDE": 28.946008,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.951482,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}