Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Lee County Utilities - Fiesta Village, Sep 14, 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-20260915T142416, reported Sep 15, 2026, 2:24 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: Lee County Utilities - Fiesta Village. Outlet: “9-14-2026”. Location: 26.55913, -81.88079; 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

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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.

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When it happened and when it was reported

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Started: Sep 14, 2026
Ended: Sep 14, 2026
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the day only
Reported to the source: Sep 15, 2026, 2:24 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: 300 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “300 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: none-20260915T142416
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:none-20260915T142416
Source identifier	fl-dep-pnp
Source record number	none-20260915T142416
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	Lee County Utilities - Fiesta Village
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	9-14-2026
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	26.559
Longitude	-81.881
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	15
Started	Sep 14, 2026 (2026-09-14T00:00:00-04:00)
Ended	Sep 14, 2026 (2026-09-14T00:00:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the day only
Reported to the source	Sep 15, 2026 (2026-09-15T14:24:16-04:00)
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	300
Volume as reported	300 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=DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT%3Dtimestamp%20%272026-09-15%2014:24:16%27&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": null,
  "INCIDENT_NAME": "9-14-2026",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: Power failure at lift station caused sewage seepage from manhole in parking lot. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Power Spill Volume: 300 Volume Recovered: 200 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1789482256000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1789344000000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1789344000000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "Lee County Utilities - Fiesta Village",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1366 San Souci Dr",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Fort Myers",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 33919,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Lee",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 26.559127,
  "LONGITUDE": -81.880787,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}

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