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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Kanapaha WRF, Oct 5, 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 20269844-20261006T093957, reported Oct 6, 2026, 9:39 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: Kanapaha WRF (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, FL0112895). Outlet: “GRU SSO 10.05.2026 NW 91st St.”. Location: 29.65294, -82.43930; 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. Name match too far (5.0 km; limit 3.0 km: the lake's outline plus 3 km).

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 5, 2026

Ended

Oct 5, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 6, 2026, 9:39 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

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

3,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“3,000 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

20269844-20261006T093957

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": 20269844,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "GRU SSO 10.05.2026 NW 91st St.",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: At approximately 8:00 PM on 10/05/2026, GRU was notified of a wastewater release at 100 NW 91st Street. Due to wet weather and excessive rainfall, approximately 3,000 gallons of wastewater was released from a force main into a grassed swale. GRU crews arrived on site by 8:45 PM by which time the release had stopped. GRU sanitized the area and posted advisory signage and remained on site throughout the night, and continue to remain on site with vac trucks to observe and capture any additional release, should it occur. No wastewater was recovered. No waterbodies were impacted. GRU crews will repair the force main on 10/6/2026 or as soon as rainfall subsides sufficiently to allow work to commence. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, and Alachua County Department of Health were notified in a timely manner. This wastewater collection system normally flows to the Kanapaha Water Reclamation Facility (FL0112895). The GPS coordinates for the release are: 29.6530 N, 82.4389 W. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Extreme Weather Spill Volume: 3,000 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: Y Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Applied disinfectant, Signs posted Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791279597000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791158400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791158400000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Kanapaha WRF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "3901 SW 63rd Blvd",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Gainesville",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 32608,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Alachua",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "Y",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": "Alachua",
  "LATITUDE": 29.652941,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.439295,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": true
}