In addition to flooding, a St. Pete Beach sewer outage means residents should avoid flushing toilets, showering, washing dishes, or using any water that goes down any sort of drain.City of St. Pete Beach
Right now, a St. Pete Beach sewer outage means officials want people in part of St. Pete Beach to not flush their toilets — or use the sewers in any way.
Lift Station 15, at 650 59th Ave., lost power. That means it’s unable to move sewage to the County water reclamation facility.
“To ensure everyone’s safety, we urge residents on 59th Avenue to refrain from using the sanitary system for any purpose,” St. Pete Beach officials wrote in a press release. “There is a possibility of the sanitary system experiencing backup over the next few hours, which could impact homes in the area.”
This means no laundry, washing dishes, showering, or flushing toilets. Irrigation will not impact the sanitary sewer, although that’s likely the least of anyone’s concerns today.
St. Pete Beach officials also ask all residents to “minimize [the] use of the facilities at this time. This will help to mitigate additional strain on the pump stations during the current weather conditions.”
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Both Pinellas County and The Gabber Newspaper encourage residents and visitors to get their forecast updates at the National Hurricane Center. The NHC releases updated forecasts and advisories at 2 a.m., 5 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m., and 11 p.m. We strongly discourage readers from taking weather advice from any other models.
Timely Holiday
Florida’s annual “Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday” will run through Friday, Sept. 8. That means Floridians can buy things such as generators, dish soap, and batteries without paying the state sales tax. Here’s the list of items included in the Disastar Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.
