Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF, Oct 4, 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 20269809-20261005T120902, reported Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 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: FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF. Outlet: “LS100426”. Location: 27.46163, -82.41843; 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

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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 4, 2026
Ended: Oct 4, 2026
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the day only
Reported to the source: Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 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: 1,500 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “An estimated 1,500 gallons”

Advice from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)

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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: 20269809-20261005T120902
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	fl-dep-pnp:20269809-20261005T120902
Source identifier	fl-dep-pnp
Source record number	20269809-20261005T120902
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	LS100426
Water named in the report	Not provided
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	27.462
Longitude	-82.418
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	15
Started	Oct 4, 2026 (2026-10-04T00:00:00-04:00)
Ended	Oct 4, 2026 (2026-10-04T00:00:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the day only
Reported to the source	Oct 5, 2026 (2026-10-05T12:09:02-04:00)
Published	Not provided
Source last updated	Not provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 4, 2026, 4:03 AM EST (2026-11-04T09:03:51Z)
Material	untreated wastewater
Volume, in gallons	1,500
Volume as reported	An estimated 1,500 gallons
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Public Notice of Pollution)
Advice	Not provided
Advice period, in hours	Not provided
Basis of the advice period	Not provided
Original notice	https://ags.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/External_Services/PNP/FeatureServer/1/query?where=INCIDENT_NUMBER%3D20269809&outFields=INCIDENT_NUMBER,INCIDENT_NAME,INCIDENT_REPORT,DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT,RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME,RELEASE_ONGOING,RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME,FACILITY_NAME,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1,FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2,FACILITY_CITY,FACILITY_STATE,FACILITY_ZIP5,AFFECTED_COUNTIES,MIGRATED_OFFSITE,MIGRATED_COUNTIES,LATITUDE,LONGITUDE,DATUM,MAP_SOURCE_SCALE,OBJECTID&returnGeometry=false&f=json

Original source data

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269809,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "LS100426",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "On October 4th, 2026, at approximately 8:50 PM, Manatee County Utilities Department (MCUD) staff were notified of a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) located near 12310, 12358, 12374, 12424, 12434, 12506, 12550 Amber Creek Circle and 12405 44th Avenue East in Lakewood Ranch. The SSO occurred when the contractor, TLC Diversified, failed to put the bypass pump on the correct setting at the Pope Road Master Lift Station (MLS) (RTU 683) located at 12405 44th Avenue East in Lakewood Ranch while performing rehabilitation activities to the lift station. An estimated 1,500 gallons of raw wastewater discharged from the manholes (MH25363, MH40101, MH40102, MH40103, MH40104, MH40105, MH40106 and MH40107 onto the road surface, with some of the wastewater entering proximate storm water drains along Amber Creek Circle that convey to a storm retention pond that is not a water of the state. TLC Diversified were able to stop the discharge on October 4th, 2026 at approximately 9:42 PM when they placed the bypass pump onto the correct setting. TLC Diversified had a company (SOS Septic) use a tanker truck to wash down the affected hard surfaces and were able to recover a total of 10 gallons of standing wastewater. Wastewater Compliance staff are performing an investigation and collecting fecal coliform samples to help evaluate the impact on the retention pond. MH25363 (27.461564, -82.418122), MH40101 (27.462346, -82.417685), MH40102 (27.462324, -82.418504), MH40103 (27.463294, -82.418719), MH40104 (27.463063, -82.418816), MH40105 (27.463486, -82.418136), MH40106 (27.462672, -82.417689), MH40107 (27.463400, -82.417963)",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791202142000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791072000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791072000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "FLA012618/Manatee County Southeast WRF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "3331 Lena Road",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Bradenton",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34211,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Manatee",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Manatee",
  "LATITUDE": 27.46163,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.41843,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null
}

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