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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type of Notice:<\/strong> Initial Report
Date of Notice:<\/strong> 06\/16\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incident Information<\/strong>
Name of Incident:<\/strong> City of Lakeland FL0039772
State Watch Office Case Number:<\/strong>
Start of Incident:<\/strong> 06\/16\/2026 05:30 AM
End of Incident:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Incident Description<\/strong>
At 5:30AM on June 16, 2026, City personnel noticed a small leak over the City?s effluent force main. The City immediately contacted our emergency contractor to mobilize and start the repair process. At this time, it is estimated that 200 gallons of treated and chlorinated effluent has been spilled with no recovery. Waters of the State have not been impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incident Location<\/strong>
Facility\/Installation Name:<\/strong> City of Lakeland
Address Line 1:<\/strong> 1825 Glendale Street
Address Line 2:<\/strong>
Directions:<\/strong>
City:<\/strong> Lakeland
State:<\/strong> FL
Zip Code:<\/strong> 33803
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):<\/strong>
Lat: 27.98967459942578, Long: -81.92391304926353
Click to view Incident Location<\/a><\/strong>
Impacted Counties:<\/strong> Polk
Updated Impact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incident Reported By<\/strong>
Name:<\/strong> Richard Ruede
Title:<\/strong> Wastewater Collection Manager
Phone:<\/strong> (863) 834-8277
Ext:<\/strong>
E-mail Address:<\/strong>richard.ruede@lakelandgov.net<\/a>
Relationship:<\/strong> Operator of the Facility\/Installation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-Site Contact<\/strong>
Name:<\/strong> Richard Ruede<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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