[Pollution.notice] UPDATE 1 / Duval / Wastewater Release

[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



Update 1 - 03/16/2017-16:40 / DEM-Munoz



JEA reports that 500 gallons released due to a bypass pump malfunction. The lift station is now flooded.



Main Information



Report #: 2017-2007



Status: Closed



Assigned To: DEP



Reported to SWO on: 3/14/2017   09:52 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Wastewater Release



This situation involves: Wastewater or Effluent Release



Affected Sectors: DEP District - Northeast, DEP OER Jacksonville - Day



Initial Report: 100 gallons of raw sewage were released into a storm drain which discharged into Dunn Creek from a broken line at a force main. The incident occurred at the incident address below in Jacksonville. The release is ongoing, however, it has been contained to an excavated zone and is no longer releasing into the waterway. Clean up actions are taking place.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: Unknown



Incident Occurred: 3/14/2017   07:00 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 03/16/2017-16:40 ET



Most Recent Update: JEA reports that 500 gallons released due to a bypass pump malfunction. The lift station is now flooded.



Affected Counties: Duval



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Address: 581 Summer Breeze Drive North City: Jacksonville



Coordinates: Lat: 30.491928, Long: -81.60834



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Contact Information



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



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Wastewater or Effluent



Sub-Type: Wastewater



Situation: Active



Description: Wastewater or Effluent



Public Water System ID or Permit Number: FL0026450



Type of System: Municipal



Release occurred from a: Force Main



Release occurred from a: RawSewage



Release Cause: Break-in-Line



Release status: Ongoing



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



Amount of release, in gallons: 100 gallons



Release enter a storm water system: Yes



Location of storm drain(s) that were impacted: Incident Address



Storm drain discharges: Dunn Creek



Release enter any surface waters: Waterway or Body of Water



Affected waterway a source of drinking water: No



Status of Cleanup Actions: In-Progress



Description of clean-up actions: Vac-trucks continually collecting the ongoing release.



Notification 03/16/2017-16:40 / DEM-Munoz





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