Waste spill in Leesburg

[Allie65]

Thursday there was an incident at the water treatment plant in Leesburg involving 2 million gallons of untreated waste. Can that affect the Villages?

[BrianL99]

Thursday there was an incident at the water treatment plant in Leesburg involving 2 million gallons of untreated waste. Can that affect the Villages?

Yes.

[Allie65]

Yes.

Oh No!:(:(

[Bill14564]

Thursday there was an incident at the water treatment plant in Leesburg involving 2 million gallons of untreated waste. Can that affect the Villages?

Can it? Sure. Will it? Unlikely.

[fishon]

Spilled into Lake Griffen. There was little or no consequence because it was caused by the Milton storm water overflow. The sewage was diluted to a point where the wastewater plant ordinary discharge water quality was probably met. The plant likely dischages class D water on a regular basis.

[fdpaq0580]

Spilled into Lake Griffen. There was little or no consequence because it was caused by the Milton storm water overflow. The sewage was diluted to a point where the wastewater plant ordinary discharge water quality was probably met. The plant likely dischages class D water on a regular basis.

Hope "D" doesn't stand for drinkable. 🤢🤮🤮🤮

[BrianL99]

Spilled into Lake Griffen. There was little or no consequence because it was caused by the Milton storm water overflow. The sewage was diluted to a point where the wastewater plant ordinary discharge water quality was probably met. The plant likely dischages class D water on a regular basis.

Leesburg's operating permit prescribes "advanced secondary standards". As I'm sure you know, Class D water does not have pathogens removed and I believe there's no standard at all for turbidity nor coliform.

Wastewater (https://www.leesburgflorida.gov/services/wastewater/index.php)