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: 01/10/2022
Incident Information
Name of Incident: 2000 4th Street in Mulberry
State Watch Office Case Number: 2022186
Start of Incident: 01/09/2022 11:30 PM
End of Incident: 01/10/2022 06:30 AM
Incident Description
An effluent reject storage tank overflowed at the facility resulting in a discharge of approximately 376,000 gallons onto the ground. The incident is under investigation at this time and more information on the discharge will be provided once available. The discharge did not enter any surface water bodies and did not pose a potential risk to the 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: 27.911286008023843, Long: -81.99349204323718
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Krystal Azzarella
Title: Utilities Environmental Manager