ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida neighborhood is dealing with foul odors and environmental concerns after thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilled into a waterway near Lake Orlando, city officials confirmed.
The spill happened Tuesday near the 3900 block of South Lake Orlando Parkway after a sewer force main was struck during underground work by a contractor for AT&T. The breach caused an estimated 10,000 gallons of sewage to overflow into private stormwater detention ponds, impacting Lake Orlando.
Mark and Cyndi Martin, who live along Golfside Drive, said they woke up to brown, contaminated water filling a pond behind their home…