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EPC briefed on sewage overflows: private lift stations and storm impacts drive complaints; municipalities take steps
Summary
EPC staff described hundreds of sanitary sewer overflow complaints tied largely to private lift stations and storm impacts; the commission heard that EPC enforces Florida Administrative Code chapter 62‑604 under delegated authority and that municipalities are expanding capital and contingency efforts
Daniel (Dan) Moore, Environmental Protection Commission staff, told commissioners on Feb. 20 that EPC has investigated more than 570 complaints about sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) since January 2020, roughly 360 of which involved privately owned lift stations.
"In this presentation I will discuss sanitary sewer overflows, also commonly called SSOs, that occur from sewage collection and transmission systems, with a focus on pump stations and private lift stations," Moore said, and he outlined the county's response, enforcement options and recurring failure modes.
Moore described the scale of regional sewer infrastructure and the regulatory framework. He said greater than 5,000 miles of sewer lines, more than 2,500 municipal pump stations and more than 3,000 privately owned lift stations exist in the service areas of Hillsborough County, City of Tampa, City of Temple Terrace and Plant City. He cited chapter 62‑604 of the Florida Administrative Code, which sets…
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