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: 11/15/2024
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number: 202410561
Start of Incident: 11/14/2024 03:00 PM
End of Incident: 11/15/2024 03:00 AM
Incident Description
At 3:00 PM on November 14, 2024 the City was notified of a possible sewer leak near 1410 Herschell St. City crews responded and determined that the leak was from a 14? sanitary force main. At that time, our emergency contractor was called in to make the repair. A line stop with bypass was installed at 3:00 AM on November 15, 2024 stopping the leak. Crews are working to make the repair today. Approximately 5,000 gallons was spilled and there was no recovery. The wastewater flowed into Winston Creek. Samples are being collected.
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: 28.037345563328607, Long: -81.97792553901533
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Richard Ruede
Title: Wastewater Collection Manager