St. Petersburg officials said they were pumping partially-treated sewage into the area after rainwater from Tropical Storm Colin caused pipes in the sewer system to overload.
Due to the intensity and duration of Tropical Storm Colin, the City of St. Pete Beach’s sanitary sewer pipe and pump station system is now completely full and cannot accept any additional flow.
- showers
- baths
- laundry
- dish washing
- any other use of water that enters the sanitary sewer system
From the St. Petersburg, Florida Facebook page:
Effective immediately, all residents and businesses on St. Pete Beach are requested to stop using the sanitary sewer system until further notice.
This includes showers, baths, laundry, dish washing and any other use of water that enters the sanitary sewer system.While we understand that the flushing of toilets is necessary we urge everyone to be cautious and limit use as much as possible.
We expect this situation to last for most of the day into the early evening and we will send out an update when this situation is no longer necessary
