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: 11/08/2024
Incident Information
Name of Incident: Foxwood Estates 1645 Tally Ho Drive
State Watch Office Case Number: 20249648
Start of Incident: 10/17/2024 12:00 PM
End of Incident: 10/31/2024 12:00 PM
Incident Description
On October 17, 2024, following Hurricane Milton, PCU was alerted to a private stormwater line that had collapsed within Foxwood Lake Estates near 1645 Tally Ho Drive Lakeland. When this line collapsed, it struck PCU?s wastewater gravity main causing the main to break and discharge approximately 14,000 gallons of raw wastewater onto the ground. The discharge was contained onsite. Remediation efforts included bringing a bypass pump onsite and pumping the wastewater flow to nearby Lift Station .
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: Northwest Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
Address Line 1: 8950 North Campbell Rd
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33810
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.108214403231226, Long: -81.98151942685108
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Krystal Azzarella
Title: Utilities Environmental Manager