Lake Alert for Lake Orlando

The City of Orlando is issuing a Lake Alert for Lake Orlando due to a sanitary sewage overflow.

Location: 3915 S. Lake Orlando Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32808

Cause: During a private directional drilling project, the contractor hit a City of Orlando sewer force main pipe. The breach caused a sewer overflow, allowing an estimated 10,000 gallons of sewage to enter into private stormwater detention ponds, impacting Lake Orlando.

City Response: The City of Orlando Water Reclamation Division stopped the overflow by diverting sanitary waste to other pipes, then repaired the damaged pipe. A contractor is in the process of recapturing the sanitary waste from the private ponds to reduce impacts to Lake Orlando.

The City of Orlando advises that water contact activities, including irrigation, associated with Lake Orlando cease until further notice. 

City personnel will place warning signs around the lake and begin collecting water samples on a routine basis to test the E. coli counts. Once E. coli counts meet acceptable State Water Quality Standards, we will remove the warning and share this update on our Lake Alert Hotline number (407.246.2220) and our Lake Alert website.

Please continue to check our website or call the Lake Alert Hotline for the most up-to-date information regarding your lake. Learn more about sewage overflows on our website.

For more information regarding the sewer discharge, please contact Chancey Springstead, Water Reclamation Compliance Program Manager, at chancey.springstead@orlando.gov.  

For water quality questions, please contact Lisa Lotti, Stormwater Compliance Program Manager, at lisa.lotti@orlando.gov.