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: 09/14/2021
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland NPDES Permit Number FL0039972
State Watch Office Case Number:
Start of Incident: 09/13/2021 09:30 AM
End of Incident: 09/13/2021 10:00 AM
Incident Description
On Monday, September 13, 2021 at 9:30 AM the City was notified that a Spectrum boring contractor had hit a forcemain at the intersection of Peachtree and Eastside Dr. in Lakeland. Crews were sent to the site and the pump station that flows into that forcemain was shut down remotely. A vactor truck and repair crew was sent to the site and another vactor truck was sent to the station to keep it maintained until the forcemain could be fixed. Approximately 100 gallons of wastewater was spilled, and all was recovered. No wastewater entered waters of the state and no human or environmental impact were observed. The spill was stopped by 10:00 AM and the forcemain was repaired and returned back to service at 1:00 PM. The area was washed down and lime applied to the area.
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: 28.048452189204426, Long: -81.90993800019447
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Richard Ruede
Title: Manager of Wastewater Collections
Phone: (863) 834-8277
Ext:
E-mail Address:[email protected]
Relationship: Operator of the Facility/Installation
On-Site Contact
Name: Richard Ruede