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Treatment plant bypass reported — City of Fort Lauderdale, Oct 1, 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 20269683-20261001T160809, reported Oct 1, 2026, 4:08 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: “SSO GTL abnormal event 100126”. Location: 26.10000, -80.12500; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 10000 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 the operator lists 2 receiving waters (our list of sewer operators).

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

Oct 1, 2026

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 1, 2026, 4:08 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

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“partially treated 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

Source and versions

Source

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

Source record number

20269683-20261001T160809

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269683,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "SSO GTL abnormal event 100126",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Heavy rainfall (2.43 inches as of 3pm) caused the peak influent flow to be higher than normal capacity. This resulted in partially treated effluent going over Battery #1 and #2 walls. As of this email: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1790870889000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1790812800000,
  "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": 26.1,
  "LONGITUDE": -80.125,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 9027
}