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: 07/18/2021
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland NPDES Permit No. FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number:
Start of Incident: 07/17/2021 08:00
End of Incident: 07/17/2021 15:00
Incident Description
At 8:00 AM on July 17, 2021, a contractor setting well points for the project hit a sanitary sewer force main. The city crew responded and turned off the pump station and started to maintain the station level with vactor trucks while the repair was made. Approximately 300 gallons were released but it was contained within the area and did not enter any waters of the state and was recovered. The repairs were completed, and the system was returned to normal operations at 3:00 PM that afternoon.
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: City of Lakeland
Address Line 1: 1825 Glendale Street
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33803
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.062290372840873, Long: -81.9901910600297
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Incident Reported By
Name: Richard Ruede