Hurricane Irma and Sewage Spills

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Hurricane Irma and Sewage Spills

Hurricane Irma and Sewage Spills

This fact sheet details Hurricane Irma sewage spills in Florida. The numbers given to call to report a sewage spill are:

  • For spills of more than 1,000 gallons, call Florida’s State Watch Office in the Department of Emergency Manage- ment: 850-815-4001

  • For smaller spills, contact your local district wastewater office: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wastewater/con- tacts.htm

Information regarding Miami-Dade includes:

"After Hurricane IrmaThe sewer authority in Miami-Dade County reported releasing 6 million gallons of partially treated wastewater into Biscayne Bay.20 Power outages at treatment plants were reported in Haileah, a city in Miami-Dade County, and Delray Beach.21"

https://environmentflorida.org/sites/environment/files/reports/Irma%20-%20sewage%20factsheet%209.21%20-%20Environment%20Florida%20Final.pdf

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