Causes of Wastewater Spills

Rainfall and broken and failing equipment caused almost one billion gallons of wastewater to spill from 2008-2022.

Other includes blockages, accidents, negligence, hurricanes and smaller categories. Year range based on available data. Removed unknown and unreported causes. Removed outlier of a 437-million-gallon reported spill caused by rain for visualization purposes. 
Chart: Alexandra Harris Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Get the data