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: 04/13/2022
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland, NPDES Permit No FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number: 20222461
Start of Incident: 04/12/2022 11:00 AM
End of Incident: 04/12/2022 12:30 PM
Incident Description
On April 12, 2022, at 11:00 AM, the City was notified by a contractor of a break in a sanitary sewer forcemain near 3611 Drane Field Rd. City crews responded and found a 2? galvanized nipple had broken off when exposed. Crews isolated the portion of the forcemain, and the spill was stopped at 12:30 PM. Approximately 4,000 gallons was released into a ditch that was contained around the site of the spill. City vactor crews were able to recover the entire 4,000 gallons from the ditch. The area was washed down, and lime was applied. There was no impact to Waters of the State. The line was repaired and placed back into service.
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: 27.996814844748375, Long: -82.01879430512903
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Richard Ruede
Title: Wastewater Collection Manager