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: 01/29/2022
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland NPDES Permit No. FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number:
Start of Incident: 01/28/2022 03:30 PM
End of Incident: 01/29/2022 01:30 AM
Incident Description
On Friday, January 28, 2022 at 2:30 PM the City of Lakeland was notified by a boring contractor that they had hit a 6? sanitary sewer forcemain near 4433 Drane Field Rd while installing a gas main. City crews were dispatched, and the spill was stopped at 4:30 PM. Crews worked until 1:30 AM on January 29, to repair the forcemain, return it back into service, and clean up the area around the spill. Approximately 700 gallons was spilled and recovered by Vactor Truck crews. No impacts to Waters of the State or risk to public health, safety, or welfare.
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: 27.996741238736675, Long: -82.03749585312778
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Richard Ruede
Title: Wastewater Collection Manager