{"id":13062,"date":"2021-07-08T17:12:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=13062"},"modified":"2021-07-08T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:12:50","slug":"heavy-rain-causes-major-overflow-of-the-sewer-system-in-south-lakeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/07\/08\/heavy-rain-causes-major-overflow-of-the-sewer-system-in-south-lakeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain causes major overflow of the sewer system in South Lakeland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavy rain from then-Hurricane Elsa caused a manhole to overflow in South Lakeland about 5 a.m. Wednesday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rain overwhelmed the sanitary sewer system, and approximately 75,000 gallons of fluid were released into a drainage ditch that flows into Poley Creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/poley-creek.png?resize=525%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/poley-creek.png?w=525&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/poley-creek.png?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City crews and contract pumping trucks were called in and stopped&nbsp;the overflow at 1:30 p.m. Samples were collected in the area, DEP reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy rain from then-Hurricane Elsa caused a manhole to overflow in South Lakeland about 5 a.m. Wednesday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection reported.&nbsp; 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