Over 17,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled alongside the Manatee River when a county-operated wastewater pipe broke inside a developing gated community, according to a report filed by Manatee County officials.
The spill happened on July 8, according to a pollution report sent from Manatee County Utilities Department to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Around 7:30 p.m., utilities staff were notified of a sanitary sewer overflow near a home on River Shores Trail in Parrish. The neighborhood is part of The Islands on the Manatee River, a 225-acre luxury waterfront community that started construction in 2008…