Englewood:  A broken pipe leads to a 7,000 gallon wastewater spill

Type of Notice: Initial Report
Date of Notice: 01/19/2021

Incident Information
Name of Incident: 1-19-2021 Boca Royale Main Break
State Watch Office Case Number: 2021282
Start of Incident: 01/18/2021 08:35
End of Incident: 01/18/2021 09:15

Incident Description
At 8:37 AM on January 18, 2021 the Englewood Water District received a report of a sewer spill in the Boca Royale community. A district employee arrived at the site at 9:15 AM and shut down the Lift stations that were pumping into the main and closed valves on the main to stop the leak. A crack had formed on a 4 inch sewer main. The pipe was repaired and put back into service. We estimate a spill of less than 7,000 gallons of wastewater. Some spilled wastewater made it to a storm water drain and into a retention pond. The pond does not flow into any other bodies of water. The pond is currently being sampled for e.coli. The ground was disinfected with lime and the road was disinfected with chlorine.

Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: Englewood Water District Collections System
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City: Englewood
State: FL
Zip Code: 34223
Coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Lat: 26.99915847965139, Long: -82.37071902611505
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Impacted Counties: Sarasota

Incident Reported By
Name: David Larson
Title: Wastewater Operations Manager
Phone: (941) 474-3217
E-mail Address: [email protected]

On-Site Contact
Name: David Larson
Phone: (941) 474-3217
Ext: 9414743217
E-mail Address: [email protected]

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