ECUA: Sewer Overflows In Cantonment, Three Other Areas

September 6, 2018

ECUA has issued a public notice of sanitary sewer overflows that occurred on Wednesday due to excessive generated by Tropical Storm Gordon at the following areas:

  • At 360 Well Line Rd., (Lift Stn. # 143).  The overflow was estimated at 1,500 gallons, all of which were recovered by vacuum truck and transported to an ECUA water reclamation facility for proper disposal and treatment.  The overflow was contained on site and bacteriological sampling was not required.
  • At 2980 S. Blue Angel Pkwy. (Lift Stn. # 379).  The overflow was estimated at  3,500 gallons, of which 2,500 gallons were recovered by vacuum truck and transported to an ECUA water reclamation facility for proper disposal and treatment.  The overflow was contained on site and bacteriological sampling was not required.
  • At 2239 Detroit Blvd. (Lift Stn. # 50).  The overflow was estimated at  1,650 gallons.  Bacteriological sampling has been initiated.
  • At 731 Frances Dr. (Lift Stn. # 150).  The overflow was estimated at  1,100 gallons.  The overflow was contained on site and bacteriological sampling was not required.

In each case, ECUA crews worked to manage/mitigate the excess flows using vacuum and tanker trucks, pumps, and onsite overflow tanks, until the rains abated and the lift stations could once again process the flows unassisted.   Crews ensured that the overflow areas were cleaned and disinfected with a biocide agent that abated any contamination concerns, per State protocol.  In accordance with standard operating procedure, the ECUA notified the Escambia County Health Department, the State Warning Point, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Comments

One Response to “ECUA: Sewer Overflows In Cantonment, Three Other Areas”

  1. Tabby on September 6th, 2018 7:27 pm

    If this were a homeowners septic tank, they’d be fined by code enforcement faster than I can post this comment.

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