Lift rehab leads to a 2,500 gallon sewage discharge in Venice

Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release. All information displayed was submitted by the reporting party.

Type of Notice: Initial Report
Date of Notice: 12/09/2021

Incident Information
Name of Incident: Kittiwake LS-426-0888 120921
State Watch Office Case Number: 6970
Start of Incident: 12/09/2021 08:30 AM
End of Incident: 12/09/2021 09:15 AM

Incident Description
A contractor that was performing rehab work on the lift station at 1171 Kittiwake Drive had a piece of equipment malfunction that caused a sanitary sewer overflow. County staff and the contractor responded to the site and determined that the bypass pump had failed causing approximately 2,500 gallons of sewage to discharge from several manholes. The discharge did enter the stormwater system. Crews were able to recover 36,000 gallons of sewage/stormwater from the impacted stormwater structures. The Bypass pumps were repaired and every storm box that was affected was pumped out. No surface waters were impacted, no sampling is required. Notifications and cleanup are proceeding per protocol.

Incident Location
Facility/Installation Name: Venice Gardens WRF Service Area
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Lat: 27.079804998659764, Long: -82.40983220318726
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Impacted Counties: Sarasota
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Incident Reported By
Name: Steve Bothast
Title: Manager
Phone: (341) 861-6790
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E-mail Address: sbothast@scgov.net
Relationship: Operator of the Facility/Installation

On-Site Contact
Name: Patricia Nihart
Phone: (941) 861-6790
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E-mail Address: pnihart@scgov.net