High Springs, Florida had a 1,500-gallon sewage spill from about midnight, Wednesday, April 24, until 7AM the same day. It was far from the Santa Fe River and probably had no effect on the river.

“Incident Description: Bypass ball valve in discharge pipe vault union separated and pumped out from there. Residents in area mentioned smelling something around midnight the previous night but never reported it till maintenance showed up at 0700 and called us to report it. We were able to shut the pumps off and close a valve after the vault to isolate the station.”

“ Clean-up Actions: Applied lime, Signs posted”

High Springs 1,500-gallon, Sewage Spill 2024-04-24, 23301 NW 186th Ave., aka NE Railroad Ave.

The address given was 23301 NW 186th Ave, High Springs, FL 32643, with coordinates 29.82482649, -82.59387311.

Google Maps says that is on NE Railroad Ave. at Plantation Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care, near US 27.

Map: NE Railroad Ave. Sewage Spill at Plantation Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care

Here’s a context map showing where that is related to a previous High Springs spill and the Santa Fe River.

Map: Context, NE Railroad Ave. Sewage Spill in the WWALS map of the Suwannee River Water Trail (SRWT)

This report appeared yesterday, the day after the incident, in the Public Notice of Pollution of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). WWALS also got it by email, since we’re signed up to hear about any spills in Alachua and many other counties.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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