Public Notice of Pollution – St Johns County
Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Florida Department of Environmental Protection informed local Historic City News reporters that they have received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release that occurred within St Johns County.
St Johns County Environmental Division Manager Tony Cubbedge completed his initial report of the incident on Tuesday January 12th. The incident, “Osprey Cove Ln”, State Watch Office Case Number: 2021190, reportedly began at about 7:00 a.m. Tuesday January 12, 2021, and was ongoing as of 4:08 p.m.
“At the time of the initial report, inspectors found that float balls had been hung in the lift station causing manholes to back up with grease and flow into a storm water pond,” Cubbedge said. “The storm water pond was not discharging at the time, so no surface waters were impacted.”
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