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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 #: 2017-401


Status: Assigned


Reported to SWO on: 1/16/2017   11:29 ET


Severity: Local Incident


Description: DWF Report


This situation involves: Drinking Water Facility


Affected Sectors: DEP Drinking Water Section, DEP OER Tallahassee - Day


Initial Report: An accidental incident occurred at the Suwannee County Correctional Institute's drinking water facility located at the incident address below. After an operator made a wrong connection to the chlorine pump, chlorine levels dropped below the appropriate amount for around 8 hours overnight. No boil water advisories were made and the chlorine levels have returned to normal.


Injuries: No


Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No


Environmental impact: No


Incident Occurred: 1/16/2017   12:01 ET


Most Recent Update Date/Time: 01/16/2017-11:49 ET


Most Recent Update: N/A


Affected Counties: Suwannee


Facility Name or Description:


Incident Location: Address: 5964 U.S. 90 City: Live Oak


Coordinates: Lat: 30.243344, Long: -82.86816


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Contact Information


Reporting Party: Name: Randy Howard, City of Live Oak |Call Back Number 1: 386-590-4884 |Address:


Responsible Party: Unknown


On-Scene Contact: Unknown


Drinking Water Facility


Sub-Type: DWF Report


Situation: Past Report


Description: Drinking Water Facility


Public Water System ID Number: 2610203


Name of Facility: Suwannee County Correctional Institute


Trespassing, vandalism, or theft: No


Damage to the facility or distibution system: No


Access made to the water supply: Yes


Degredation to water quality, system pressure, or water production: Yes


Description of the individual(s) responsible: Unknown


Local Law Enforcement been contacted: No


Notification 01/16/2017-11:49 / DEM-Annett


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