| Notice of Submission |
| Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release. All information displayed was submitted by the reporting party. Type of Notice: Initial Report Date of Notice: 06/03/2021 Incident Information Name of Incident: 5411 South Florida Ave in Lakeland State Watch Office Case Number: 20212885 Start of Incident: 06/02/2021 14:40 End of Incident: 06/02/2021 16:40 Incident Description A contractor installing fiber optic cable hit a marked 4 inch sewer force main while performing a horizontal directional drill. Approximately 2,400 gallons of raw wastewater discharged and was contained in a ditch where the contractor was working. Operations staff was unable to recover the discharge and the affected area was treated with lime for disinfection. The damaged section of pipe was repaired and placed back into operation. Clean-up actions were completed at approximately 9:43 PM on June 2, 2021. The discharge did not enter any surface water bodies and did not pose a potential risk to public health, safety or welfare. Incident Location Facility/Installation Name: Southwest Regional WWTF; FLA 012954 Address Line 1: 2000 4th Street Address Line 2: Directions: City: Mulberry State: FL Zip Code: 33860 Coordinates (in decimal degrees): Lat: 27.967168688178386, Long: -81.96509921550611 Click to view Incident Location Impacted Counties: Polk Incident Reported By Name: Krystal Azzarella Title: Utilities Environmental Manager |
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