Bounty Drive Sanitary Sewer Collection Lift Station Breach-96,000 gallons

The Sarasota County Government posted late last night that the sanitary sewer collection system (SSO) was inundated with rainfall and flooding, causing a breach of 9 lift stations. The Gulf Gate Regional Lift Station located at 7302 Bounty Drive was one of them causing a breach of 96,000 gallons.

Here is the statement posted by the Sarasota County Government

During Tropical Storm Debby, the sanitary sewer collection system was inundated with rainfall and flooding. Despite our staff’s efforts throughout the storm, nine out of our 785 lift stations (1.1%) experienced sanitary sewer overflows. The causes included power outages, an overwhelming amount of rainwater in the system, and pumps clogged with rags.

Below is the list of stations, addresses, and approximate sewage volume spilled at each location. Due to site conditions, recovery was not possible. Many of these locations are being sampled as required, and cleanup and notifications are proceeding per protocol.

– Beneva Woods Lift Station at 3612 Beneva Woods Blvd. – 800 gallons

– Coral Club Lift Station at 3343 Clark Road – 200 gallons

– Gulf Gate Regional Lift Sation at 7302 Bounty Road – 96,000 gallons

– Linwood Regional Lift Station at 2195 Linwood Drive – 252,000 gallons (It was discovered that manholes were lifted in the road.)

– Longwood Park Master Lift Station at 6050 Longwood Run Blvd. – 4,500 gallons (pumps clogged with rags)

– Pump Station 25 at 2420 US 41, Osprey – 50,000 gallons (FPL outage)

– Riverview Lift Station at 2 Ram Bowl Way – 80,000 gallons

– Siesta Key Regional Lift Station at 5200 Oakmont Place – 309,000 gallons

– Willow Leaf Lift Station at 5123 Willow Leaf Drive – 200 gallons (FPL outage)

FDEP reports https://loom.ly/GTKnOV4

This is not the first time we have had a breach to this lift station. Station failure causes 5,500 gallon spill in Sarasota (mysuncoast.com)

As mentioned in our previous post, we have requested a meeting with our District County Commissioner Joe Neunder to discuss the current and future conditions of our neighborhood and how the development of the golf course can potentially cause a major impact on the existing homes.

We highly recommend that all Gulf Gate residents/occupants express your personal concerns to Commissioner Neunder. You can email him directly at jneunder@scgov.net. Here is a link to his SCGov page. Joe Neunder, District 4 (Vice Chair) | Sarasota County, FL (scgov.net)

Please visit the EPA website for FAQ’s about SSO’s Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Frequent Questions | US EPA