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Hurricane Irma and Sewage Spills
Sun, 2018-05-27 21:04 — Jan BooherHurricane 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:
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For spills of more than 1,000 gallons, call Florida’s State Watch Office in the Department of Emergency Manage- ment: 850-815-4001
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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 Irma: The 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"
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