Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System, Oct 6, 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 20269899-20261007T072840, reported Oct 7, 2026, 7:28 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System. Outlet: “595861”. Location: 25.75500, -80.33200; 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. 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.
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
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
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the day only
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
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
- 70,811 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “70,811 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
- 20269899-20261007T072840
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | fl-dep-pnp:20269899-20261007T072840 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | fl-dep-pnp |
| Source record number | 20269899-20261007T072840 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | fl-miami-dade-wasd |
| Sewer operator | Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 595861 |
| 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 | 25.755 |
| Longitude | -80.332 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 100 |
| Started | Oct 6, 2026 (2026-10-06T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Oct 7, 2026 (2026-10-07T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the day only |
| Reported to the source | Oct 7, 2026 (2026-10-07T07:28:40-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 4, 2026, 8:05 PM EST (2026-11-05T01:05:47Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | 70,811 |
| Volume as reported | 70,811 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%3D20269899&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": 20269899,
"INCIDENT_NAME": "595861",
"INCIDENT_REPORT": "DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DISCHARGE/ABNORMAL EVENT NOTIFICATION MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SECTION WASD Incident #: 595861 Version: 2 Version Type: Supplementary Qualified UDP? Yes Incident Version Created On: 10/07/26 11:27 AM Job Order #: 1005550666 Location of Discharge: 8430 SW 16th ST UNINCORPORATED MIAMI-DADE 33155 Additional Location Description: FRONT OF PROPERTY Reported by: [removed] Employee Title: PROJECT INSPECTOR 1 Reported by: [removed] Utility Name: Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Phone Number: [removed] Path of Flow: East and West On: SW 16TH STREET Discharge Caused by Asset Type: Force Main Contractor Involved? Yes (Private Contractor) Private Contractor Name: ACURATE DRILLING SYS Discharge Due to/Caused by: Force Main Broken by Contractor Is Severe Storm? No Pipe Material: DIP (Ductile Iron Pipe) Pipe Size in inches: 8 Type of Water Discharge: RAW SEWAGE Did Discharge Go to Public Access Area? Yes Did Discharge Go into Storm Sewer? Yes Number of Storm Drain(s) Impacted: 3 Distance in Feet to Storm Drain(s): 150 Direction: East and West Did Discharge Go into Surface Water? Yes Distance in Feet into Surface Water: 200 Body of Water Name: UNKNOWN Type of Water: Canal Weather Conditions: Clear Estimated Quantity of Sewage Released in Gallons: 70,811 Estimated Time Release Started: 10/06/26 11:37 PM Estimated Time Action Taken at Site: 10/07/26 12:41 AM ACTION TAKEN Active Spill Observed? Yes Discharge Flow Stopped? Yes Discharge Stopped On: 10/07/26 01:30 AM Spill Contained? Yes Area Cleaned? No Area Disinfected? No Public Notified: [removed] Method of Public Notification: Post Signs Public Notified On: 10/07/26 12:41 AM Spill Recovered? Yes Recovered Amount in Gallons: 52,800 AGENCIES NOTIFIED: [removed] Latitude: 25.754965851528 Longitude: -80.3327026322771 10/07/26 11:59 AM * Fields on red are the ones that changed from previous version Page 1 of 2",
"DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1791358120000,
"RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1791244800000,
"RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
"RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1791331200000,
"FACILITY_NAME": "Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Collection System",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "8430 SW 16th ST",
"FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": "20269340",
"FACILITY_CITY": "miami",
"FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
"FACILITY_ZIP5": 33155,
"AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Miami-Dade",
"MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
"MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
"LATITUDE": 25.755,
"LONGITUDE": -80.332,
"DATUM": "WGS84",
"MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": 2256
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.