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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Sarasota AWWTF, Oct 28, 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-20261028T170615, reported Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM 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: City of Sarasota AWWTF. Outlet: “City of Sarasota 1289 N. Palm Ave. Spill”. Location: 27.33662, -82.54405; 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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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 28, 2026

Ended

Oct 28, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Oct 28, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 01:05 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

50 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“50 gallons”

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

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

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Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

Florida DEP Public Notice of Pollution, sewage and wastewater notices (PNP feature service)

Source record number

none-20261028T170615

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": "City of Sarasota 1289 N. Palm Ave. Spill",
  "INCIDENT_REPORT": "Incident Description: City of Sarasota Wastewater Collections personnel received a report of wastewater leaking from a manhole in the alley behind 1289 N. Palm Ave. Upon arrival, staff deployed a polyurethane temporary spill-containment barrier and used a vac truck to control the spill. A second vac truck was brought in to clear the blockage in the main line. Approximately 50 gallons of untreated wastewater leaked from the manhole, but it was contained within the alley and recovered using the vac truck. The affected area was treated with lime, washed down, and vacuumed. The investigation determined that an InPipe Technology microbial FOG-treatment dosing panel, previously mounted inside the manhole, had detached from its mounting and fallen into the pipe invert, causing a blockage to form around it. Wastewater Type: Untreated Cause: Blockage Spill Volume: 50 Volume Recovered: 50 Waterbodies Impacted: N Clean-up Status: Complete Clean-up Actions: Vacuumed/pump truck, Applied lime, Washed down area Agencies Notified: [removed]",
  "DATE_TIME_OF_REPORT": 1793207175000,
  "RELEASE_START_DATE_TIME": 1793145600000,
  "RELEASE_ONGOING": "N",
  "RELEASE_END_DATE_TIME": 1793145600000,
  "FACILITY_NAME": "City of Sarasota AWWTF",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_1": "1850 12th St",
  "FACILITY_ADDRESS_LINE_2": null,
  "FACILITY_CITY": "Sarasota",
  "FACILITY_STATE": "FL",
  "FACILITY_ZIP5": 34236,
  "AFFECTED_COUNTIES": "Sarasota",
  "MIGRATED_OFFSITE": "N",
  "MIGRATED_COUNTIES": null,
  "LATITUDE": 27.336623,
  "LONGITUDE": -82.544046,
  "DATUM": "WGS84",
  "MAP_SOURCE_SCALE": null,
  "reached_water": false
}