After a notice of pollution from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection said the City of Punta Gorda released 1.6 million gallons of “raw sewage” into Charlotte Harbor, the city responded saying in fact it was just stormwater.
Watch FOX 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on the City of Punta Gorda’s response to an FDEP notice of pollution:
City of Punta Gorda: Surge not sewage released after Hurricane Helene
On Thursday, a notice of pollution submitted to FDEP by City of Punta Gorda Utility Supervisor David Brooks stated that the city reported “a wastewater release of raw sewage of approximately 1.6 million gallons from a master pump station due to storm surge” from Sept. 26-29.
The notice continues to say “the Charlotte Harbor has been impacted by the release. No clean up actions have been reported.”
Fox 4.When FOX 4 asked the City of Punta Gorda about the notice, Assistant City Manager Melissa Reichert said that there was no sewage released, it was storm water that inundated the wastewater facility.