City of Lakeland is letting raw sewage run down the ditch on 98 north. July 3, 2026
And it’s running into Lake Gibson. Haven’t sent anybody to clean this up.
It’s been doing this for a while. 1000’s of gallons
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Pollution Notice
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: 07/04/2026
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number: 20266359
Start of Incident: 07/03/2026 09:45 AM
End of Incident: 07/04/2026 03:30 AM
Incident Description
On July 3, 2026, at 9:45 AM, a call was received for backup assistance at 4745 US 98 N. Crews responded and arrived at the scene by 10:00 AM. Upon investigation, they discovered sewage leaking from the ground. The crew excavated a 10-inch forcemain line to assess the severity of the break. It was found that a 20-foot section of the forcemain was split. The leak was contained by July 4, 2026, at 3:30 am. Approximately 85,000 gallons of sewage had spilled, with 75,000 gallons recovered, 5,000 gallons flowing into the storm drain, and another 5,000 gallons soaking into the ground.
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: City of Lakeland
Address Line 1: 1825 Glendale St
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33803
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.10348283102045, Long: -81.97358882310904
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Impacted Counties: Polk
