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: 09/04/2026
Incident Information
Name of Incident: City of Lakeland WLWLRF Retention Pond
State Watch Office Case Number: 20268726
Start of Incident: 09/03/2026 08:20 PM
End of Incident: 09/04/2026 08:00 AM
Incident Description
The West Lakeland Wasteload Reduction Facility (3000 Old Tampa Hwy) experienced a power outage from September 3, 2026 at 2:20pm to September 4, 2026 at 8:00am. During this time, approximately 500,000 gallons of treated wastewater overflowed the manhole on the west side of the property and entered the onsite retention pond. The entire amount is contained within the manmade retention pond. Diesel pumps are being used to recover the discharge and direct flows to the collection system for further treatment at the Glendale WRF. The City is investigating why the communication system did not give an alarm to notify plant personnel. Once the investigation is finalized, we will update the Pollution Notice. The discharge did not enter any waters of the state, nor endanger public health, safety, or welfare.
Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: Glendale Water Reclamation Facility (FL0039772)
Address Line 1:1825 Glendale Street
Address Line 2:
Directions:
City: Lakeland
State: FL
Zip Code: 33803
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 28.02916961984428, Long: -82.00809925753933
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Impacted Counties: Polk
Updated Impact:
Incident Reported By
Name: Tania McMillan
Title: Compliance Manager