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Over 21K Gallons Of Sewage Spilled In Cantonment
February 13, 2018
About 21,300 gallons of sewage spilled Saturday in Cantonment, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority reported on Monday.
The spill occurred at Pine Forest Road and Copper Ridge Road after a contractor working in the area bore through the 6-inch sewer main. A vacuum truck was used to recover 10,000 gallons and transported to an ECUA water reclamation facility for proper disposal and treatment. Bacteriological sampling has been initiated.
CUA crews repaired the sewer main and ensured that the overflow area was cleaned and disinfected with a biocide to eliminate any contamination concerns.
As is standard operating procedure, the ECUA notified the Escambia County Health Department, State Warning Point, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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5 Responses to “Over 21K Gallons Of Sewage Spilled In Cantonment”
A map of all pipe locations within a specific area is available to contractors. Purely error on the operator’s part. Either call 811 or email ECUA requesting a map be provided, use your resources.
It more than likely wasn’t marked. Been battelung Ecua to make there lines for years. They just don’t care.
all contractors are required to call 811 48 hours before they plan on digging. its very possible ecua miss located the line, or marking could have been removed by resent rains
A contractor doesn’t have to call anyone before he digs? We are supposed to call before we dig to insure we aren’t tilling up underground utilities. Are contractors immune to the rules?
Yes but those Pensacola oysters are delish lol