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: 10/26/2021
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland NPDES Permit No. FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number:
Start of Incident: 10/26/2021 08:45 AM
End of Incident: 10/26/2021 10:00 AM
Incident Description
On October 26, at 8:45AM we received a call from a customer of a backup at their residence. When the crew arrived they found the homeowners cleanout overflow down the driveway into the street and into a drainage ditch. Crews discovers a main line blockage and proceed to remove the blockage. The SSO was stopped at 10:00 AM and an estimated 250 gallons was spilled and nothing was recovered. The ditch does not have a name but does flow into the Itchepackassassa creek. The area was washed down and samples have been collected.
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: 28.04390077375099, Long: -81.99918740987637
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Richard Ruede
Title: Manager of Wastewater Collections