Here’s a new one: Chiefland, Florida, had a sewage spill.

Somebody drilled into a 6-inch force main downtown. That’s nowhere near any waterway. The nearest is Long Pond, which indirectly ends up in Manatee Spring on the Suwannee River, but it is very unlikely any of this sewage got into any of those waterways.

Chiefland, Florida, sewage spill 2025-11-12, Levy County, FL, force main break

This report is from the daily-updated Pollution Notice of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

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Incident Name: City of Chiefland Force Main Break

Incident Report: On 11/12/2025 at approx. 3:45pm, a fiber boring contractor drilled into our 6-inch force main causing a break. We immediately arrived on scene to assess the situation. We began shutting down lift stations through town as others gathered, pipe, tools, and equipment to repair the break. The wastewater department was assisted by our water department as well. Work began immediately to dig and repair the break. At approx. 5:50pm, a permanent repair was made and stations were being turned back on quickly as personnel watched the repair to ensure no leaks. Once we determined the repair was solid, we lime the hole and partially backfilled to help stabilize the force main through the night. The next morning, fresh fill dirt was hauled in to put the affected area back to normal.

Report Date/Time: 11/14/2025 04:09 PM

Facility Name: Near Huddle House

Facility Address: 1402 N. Young Blvd., Chiefland, Fl. 32626; Directions: 100 feet West of North Young Blvd (US 19/98); Chiefland FL; 32626

Affected Counties: Levy

Reporter Name: Randall Wilkerson

Reporter Title: Wastewater Supt.

Reporter E-mail: randy@chieflandfla.com

Reporter Phone: (352) 535-5025

Reporter Role: Operator of the Facility/Installation

Contact Name: Randall Wilkerson

Contact Phone: (352) 535-5025

Contact E-mail: randy@chieflandfla.com

Latitude: 29.492059

Longitude: -82.864457

Release Start Date/Time: 11/12/2025 04:00 PM

On-going Release: No

Release End Date/Time: 11/12/2025 06:00 PM

Migrated Off-Site (Y/N):

Migrated Counties:

Map Display: Incident Location

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