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[Quitman sewage settling ponds: Spills? 2025-07-26, None reported, WQ monitoring says maybe]
Quitman sewage settling ponds: Spills? 2025-07-26, None reported, WQ monitoring says maybe

[Quitman sewage settling ponds: Spills? 2025-07-26, None reported, WQ monitoring says maybe]
Quitman sewage settling ponds: Spills? 2025-07-26, None reported, WQ monitoring says maybe

Charts

[Chart: Okapilco Creek and Withlacoochee River water quality, 2022-07-11 through 2022-07-28]
Chart: Okapilco Creek and Withlacoochee River water quality, 2022-07-11 through 2022-07-28

Maps

[Map: Quitman Sewage Settling Ponds, Okapilco Creek, Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River]
Map: Quitman Sewage Settling Ponds, Okapilco Creek, Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River

QSP

[Tires at west corner , 2022:07:26 15:08:52, 30.7925167, -83.5447389]
Tires at west corner , 2022:07:26 15:08:52, 30.7925167, -83.5447389

[Brush along SW side, 2022:07:26 15:09:39, 30.7919111, -83.5438528]
Brush along SW side, 2022:07:26 15:09:39, 30.7919111, -83.5438528

LQSSP

[Boom in large Quitman sewage settling pond, 2022:07:26 15:10:05, 30.7916028, -83.5432750]
Boom in large Quitman sewage settling pond, 2022:07:26 15:10:05, 30.7916028, -83.5432750

[Likely overflow, 2/3 down SW side of Quitman setting pond, 2022:07:26 15:18:56, 30.7910722, -83.5424500]
Likely overflow, 2/3 down SW side of Quitman setting pond, 2022:07:26 15:18:56, 30.7910722, -83.5424500

[large Quitman sewage settling pond from SW side near S corner, 2022:07:26 15:19:38, 30.7906389, -83.5417417]
large Quitman sewage settling pond from SW side near S corner, 2022:07:26 15:19:38, 30.7906389, -83.5417417

[Sewage overflow beyond fence, S corner, 2022:07:26 15:20:48, 30.7902444, -83.5410083]
Sewage overflow beyond fence, S corner, 2022:07:26 15:20:48, 30.7902444, -83.5410083

[Closeup sewage overflow, S corner, 2022:07:26 15:21:09, 30.7902222, -83.5410167]
Closeup sewage overflow, S corner, 2022:07:26 15:21:09, 30.7902222, -83.5410167

[Tracks in mud, SE side, 2022:07:26 15:22:34, 30.7906972, -83.5406333]
Tracks in mud, SE side, 2022:07:26 15:22:34, 30.7906972, -83.5406333

[Mud, SE side, 2022:07:26 15:22:52, 30.7906861, -83.5405889]
Mud, SE side, 2022:07:26 15:22:52, 30.7906861, -83.5405889

SEOverflow

[Movie: Sewage through weeds, leaks from pipes, open electrical box, 30.7906861, -83.5405889 (150M)]
Movie: Sewage through weeds, leaks from pipes, open electrical box, (150M) 30.7906861, -83.5405889

[Overflow below SE side, 2022:07:26 15:28:41, 30.7901472, -83.5399028]
Overflow below SE side, 2022:07:26 15:28:41, 30.7901472, -83.5399028

[Overflow, 2022:07:26 15:29:10, 30.7902417, -83.5401222]
Overflow, 2022:07:26 15:29:10, 30.7902417, -83.5401222

[Remnants of overflow, 2022:07:26 15:32:23, 30.7903361, -83.5402222]
Remnants of overflow, 2022:07:26 15:32:23, 30.7903361, -83.5402222

[More tracks in mud, 2022:07:26 15:32:28, 30.7903556, -83.5401917]
More tracks in mud, 2022:07:26 15:32:28, 30.7903556, -83.5401917

[Looks like overflow was here, 2022:07:26 15:32:33, 30.7903833, -83.5401917]
Looks like overflow was here, 2022:07:26 15:32:33, 30.7903833, -83.5401917

LQSSPBW

[Broken boardwalk to platform in large Quitman sewage settling pond, SE side near S corner, 2022:07:26 15:33:44, 30.7908361, -83.5405972]
Broken boardwalk to platform in large Quitman sewage settling pond, SE side near S corner, 2022:07:26 15:33:44, 30.7908361, -83.5405972

[Closeup, large Quitman sewage settling pond, from E corner, 2022:07:26 15:34:25, 30.7919806, -83.5397417]
Closeup, large Quitman sewage settling pond, from E corner, 2022:07:26 15:34:25, 30.7919806, -83.5397417

[Closer, large Quitman sewage settling pond, NE side near E corner, 2022:07:26 15:34:36, 30.7921222, -83.5399028]
Closer, large Quitman sewage settling pond, NE side near E corner, 2022:07:26 15:34:36, 30.7921222, -83.5399028

[Weeds, large Quitman sewage settling pond, NE side, 2022:07:26 15:34:45, 30.7922000, -83.5400611]
Weeds, large Quitman sewage settling pond, NE side, 2022:07:26 15:34:45, 30.7922000, -83.5400611

[Hole in fence, large Quitman sewage settling pond, NE side, 2022:07:26 15:34:56, 30.7923556, -83.5403222]
Hole in fence, large Quitman sewage settling pond, NE side, 2022:07:26 15:34:56, 30.7923556, -83.5403222

[Brush and hole in fence, large Quitman sewage settling pond, middle of NE side, 2022:07:26 15:35:23, 30.7929417, -83.5413444]
Brush and hole in fence, large Quitman sewage settling pond, middle of NE side, 2022:07:26 15:35:23, 30.7929417, -83.5413444