[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / St. Johns / Wastewater Release

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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 #: 2017-1379



Status: Assigned



Reported to SWO on: 2/15/2017   19:11 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Wastewater Release



This situation involves: Wastewater or Effluent Release



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



Initial Report: Around 1,000 gallons of raw sewage has spilled from an 8" force main in St Johns due to contractor error. Caller stated the release is still on-going, and the spill has entered a nearby retention pond via storm drain. Clean-up will be handled by the RP once repairs have been completed.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: No



Incident Occurred: 2/15/2017   15:35 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 02/15/2017-19:20 ET



Most Recent Update: N/A



Affected Counties: St. Johns



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Street 1: Kendall Crossing Drive Street 2: Riverwalk Blvd City: St Johns



Coordinates: Lat: 30.021561, Long: -81.63648



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Eesa, JEA |Call Back Number 1: 904-518-7943 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Wastewater or Effluent



Sub-Type: Wastewater



Situation: Past Report



Description: Wastewater



Public Water System ID or Permit Number: FL0174441



Type of System: Municipal



Release occurred from a: Force Main



Release occurred from a: Raw sewage



Release Cause: Contractor



Release status: Ongoing



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



Amount of release, in gallons: At least 1,000



Release enter a storm water system: Yes



Storm drain discharges: Retention pond



Release enter any surface waters: Retention Pond, contained.



Affected waterway a source of drinking water: No



Status of Cleanup Actions: Planned



Description of clean-up actions: As soon as it stops, the RP will handle clean-up



Notification 02/15/2017-19:20 / DEM-Lazzara



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