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: 09/27/2024
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland WLWLRF
State Watch Office Case Number: 20248392
Start of Incident: 09/26/2024 07:50 PM
End of Incident: 09/26/2024 09:20 PM
Incident Description
On September 26, 2024 at 7:48pm the West Lakeland Waste Load Reduction Facility (3000 Old Tampa Hwy) lost power and approximately 44,000 gallons of treated wastewater overflowed into a retention pond on the plant property. The back up generator started but was delivering low voltage and shut down. The lift station diesel bypass pump tried to start but went into an over crank alarm as it had a bad battery. Both back up generator and diesel bypass pump were tested on 9/25/2024 and all system functioned properly. The area has been washed down and lime applied.
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: West Lakeland Waste Load Reduction Facility
Address Line 1: 3000 Old Tampa Hwy
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33803
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.02847540897455, Long: -82.0075378418431
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Jeremy Jacobson
Title: Wastewater Treatment Manager
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: 09/27/2024
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland WLWLRF
State Watch Office Case Number: 20248392
Start of Incident: 09/26/2024 07:50 PM
End of Incident: 09/26/2024 09:20 PM
Incident Description
On September 26, 2024 at 7:48pm the West Lakeland Waste Load Reduction Facility (3000 Old Tampa Hwy) lost power and approximately 44,000 gallons of treated wastewater overflowed into a retention pond on the plant property. The back up generator started but was delivering low voltage and shut down. The lift station diesel bypass pump tried to start but went into an over crank alarm as it had a bad battery. Both back up generator and diesel bypass pump were tested on 9/25/2024 and all system functioned properly. The area has been washed down and lime applied.
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: West Lakeland Waste Load Reduction Facility
Address Line 1: 3000 Old Tampa Hwy
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33803
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.02847540897455, Long: -82.0075378418431
Click to view Incident Location
Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Jeremy Jacobson
Title: Wastewater Treatment Manager