[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / St. Johns / Raw Sewage Spill

[Pollution.Notice]

As of December 30, 2016, an Administrative Law Judge invalidated a proposed pollution notification rule promulgated by the Department, which required owners of installations throughout the State of Florida report pollution events to the local government as well as a local media outlet to notify the general public of the event. Protecting Florida's pristine environment is our top priority and DEP will continue the public pollution notification process to ensure all Floridians and visitors are notified of pollution incidents. Moving forward the notification process from the Department may change, however it was imperative that the notification to the public continued seamlessly. The incident below was reported to the State Watch Office and is being forwarded to you because the event has occurred in your area. For more information or should you have any questions, please contact Lauren Engel at Lauren.Engel at dep.state.fl.us<mailto:Lauren.Engel at dep.state.fl.us>



Florida Division of Emergency Management

State Watch Office Incident Report



Main Information



Report #: 2017-2954



Status: Assigned



Reported to SWO on: 4/20/2017   07:43 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Raw Sewage Spill



This situation involves: Wastewater or Effluent Release



Affected Sectors: DEP District - Northeast, DEP OER Jacksonville On-Call



Initial Report: An estimated 200 gallons of raw sewage leaked from a faulty air release valve in the St. Augustine area. The release flowed into a nearby storm drain and then into a retention pond. Clean-up was conducted by the responsible party.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: No



Incident Occurred: 4/20/2017   16:00 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 04/20/2017-07:52 ET



Most Recent Update: N/A



Affected Counties: St. Johns



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Street 1: Paradas Place Street 2: Adelanto Ave City: St. Augustine



Coordinates: Lat: 29.97276, Long: -81.47515



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Tony Cabbedge, St. Johns County Utilities |Call Back Number 1: 904-209-2620 |Address: St. Augustine FL



Responsible Party: Same as Reporting Party



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Wastewater or Effluent



Sub-Type: Wastewater



Situation: Active



Description: Raw Sewage Spill



Public Water System ID or Permit Number: FL0670651



Name of System: St. Johns County Utilities



Type of System: Municipal



Release occurred from a: Air Release Valve



Release occurred from a: Raw Sewage



Release Cause: Equipment



Release status: Ceased



Release contained on-site at a water reclamation facility: No



Amount of release, in gallons: 200 gallons



Release enter a storm water system: Yes



Location of storm drain(s) that were impacted: nearby storm drain



Storm drain discharges: retention pond



Affected waterway a source of drinking water: Unknown



Status of Cleanup Actions: Complete



Description of clean-up actions: Washed down, vac truck used, lime applied, signs posted and water sampling



Notification 04/20/2017-07:52 / DEM-Lawhon



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