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Hundreds of gallons of sewage spill into Lake Worth Lagoon in Riviera Beach

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A sanitary sewer overspill occurred in Riviera Beach on Friday, spilling hundreds of gallons of sewage into the Lake Worth Lagoon.
Hundreds of gallons of sewage spill into Lake Worth Lagoon in Riviera Beach
Posted at 10:32 AM, Jun 09, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-10 16:08:06-04

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) says a Sanitary Sewer Overspill occurred in Riviera Beach for approximately 8 hours on Friday.

A pump controller located at 600 W. Blue Heron Boulevard was damaged by a lightning storm and caused the release of approximately 200-300 gallons of sewage into the Lake Worth Lagoon, according to FDEP.

FDEP says a spare controller will be installed to remedy the issue.

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