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Century Reports Sewage Spill From Pump Used To Bypass Failed Lift Station
July 7, 2023
A problem with a pump led to a sewage spill in Century.
About 200 gallons of raw sewage spilled in about 15 minutes beginning at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Jefferson Avenue and the railroad tracks, across the street from the Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church, according to a Florida Department of Environmental Protection report. The town said a float switch in the pump failed.
According to the report, lime was applied to the biosolids but none of the spill was recovered.
The sewage lift station at the location has been completely down for an extended period of time, and the “temporary” pump is used to bypass the failed equipment.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Century Reports Sewage Spill From Pump Used To Bypass Failed Lift Station”
*”Started fixing the bridge on dawson when freedom rd bridge been out 4 years”*
Dawson Road is here in Bluff Springs, county maintenance.
Freedom Road is up in Century, town maintenance.
Shame on century mayor. You need to stop buying new trucks , take time for your town. Started fixing the bridge on dawson when freedom rd bridge been out 4 years. We can’t get your attention on fixing the town of century.
As one who lives directly downstream from Century, I would just like to thank Century for your contribution. We will pass it on to others.
“Down for an extended period of time. ” hey let’s go spend 35K on Christmas lights!
A float will turn on pump when level is at a high point and off at a low point
Was more than likely a float switch in the old pump/tank system as the bypass pump will only push the fluid through. There is no storage tank on it to have a float switch. It can stop/start via a remote input however and if that input was a sewage tank float switch that failed it either wouldn’t have started when needed or stopped when needed.
“Century”……wasn’t there some big Taxpayer (Government) grant awarded months ago, maybe a year or more, that was specifically to try and fix the sewage issues in town? How is that progressing and how has the Taxpayer money been used so far?