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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Tarpon Springs City of, Aug 31, 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 none-20260904T095701, reported Sep 4, 2026, 9:57 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: Tarpon Springs City of. Outlet: “522 Live Oak St SSO”. Location: 28.15417, -82.74961; 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. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

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

Aug 31, 2026

Ended

Aug 31, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Sep 4, 2026, 9:57 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

250 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“250 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

none-20260904T095701

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "INCIDENT_NUMBER": null,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "522 Live Oak St SSO",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: Universal Engineering was onsite doing boreholes for soil sampling for a Pinellas County contract when the crew punctured a force main 14ft underground. City crews were called out and immediately shut down the contributing lift station while the damages are assessed and repairs are done. The spill amount has been estimated to be ~250gallons and contained onsite. No water bodies were affected. According to the Universal Engineering crew the incident occurred at 11:00 but the City was not called until 13:15. When crews arrived all of the discharge had been absorbed into the ground. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Negligence Spill Volume: 250 Volume Recovered: 0 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: In-progress Clean-up Actions: Other Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1788515821000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1788134400000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1788134400000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Tarpon Springs City of",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "201 E Pine St",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Tarpon Springs",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34689,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Pinellas",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 28.154173,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.74961,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}