St. Pete says utility truck dumped storm water into canal, neighbors aren't so sure

[@slickjohnc1]

If its stormwater, i dont see the big deal here. Especially if they removed it from flooding a neighborhood or something. It all goes to the waterway anyways.

[@tymobyrne4451]

Northern States can't dump snow from streets into rivers and such, the EPA will have a field day with them, fed regulations will bury those locals

[@craigklein5563]

When runoff runs into the bay it's evenly distributed and when this concentrated runoff from this tank is all dumped into one area it has a different effect.

[@st.peterunner8758]

It's not a mysterious "liquid" lol it's clearly water

[@SkullFoundry]

where does he think storm water goes? They probably just cleaned the storm drains in his neighborhood.

[@MikeSmith-mp7lf]

I drove a vac truck for 5 years so let me go ahead and tell you. If you're able to stand behind the truck and video it dumping then it wasn't sewage! He would instantly have been running away. Hope that helps with a lot of the hypotheticals I've already read in the comment section here. Odds are it was just excess water that needed to be pumped out of a clogged drain so a crew could go in and clear it out.

[@jason8ification]

People just love to complain.

[@JFKennedy-lf7es]

Sludge. You try and dumb something like that into a waterway and you'll meet diddly😂😂😂

[@JFKennedy-lf7es]

Dump

[@slickjohnc1]

They probably just prevented a neighborhood from getting flooded in this next storm. It will all get to the waterway anyways.

[@JFKennedy-lf7es]

@@slickjohnc1 Possibly and why aren't they keeping up with their maintenance?

[@Bigrignohio]

@@JFKennedy-lf7es They are trying. But then people like YOU whine and they have to spend time/money/effort addressing the whiners instead of actually doing those jobs.

[@stars1861]

Hate to tell you buddy, but every drop of storm water ends up in the bay. You'll be grateful they cleaned that vault next time it rains.

[@tommyboy256]

Man's forgot about ground saturation we'll let u feel good

[@foghornleghorn1854]

Should have gotten a sample and sent it off .

[@davidb4113]

So since that development was built, stormwater carrying debris, sediment, and other runoff has discharged into the canal via pipes without objection. Now it’s moved via truck and the guy sits at the phone calling everyone like a gossipy 12 year old girl. Where does he think stormwater goes? Even more pathetic is that this non-story actually aired after having investigated and learning nothing nefarious was happening. And this is just me personally, but I would never go swimming in a canal, that canal does indeed look gross, and I think that has to do with the fact that it’s a stagnant canal and not a naturally flowing river. But that’s just me.

[@chrislynch8914]

They homeowner is a KAREN!

[@spaceprepper3657]

If you're standing there you could've got a sample.

[@Zbruh69]

Then who would hold the phone to record? 😂

[@KennethGreenCMP]

It's the same muck the runs off the road into the bay every day. Besides it not all natural, his house and run off from his neighbors yard all pollute the bay.

[@motorflasher]

That is a vacuum truck. It sucks out dirt from storm structures( inlets, manholes, etc) this is a non story.

[@patrickwhelan5703]

Maybe ask the driver of the truck what he is dumping?

[@railroad9000]

He probably doesn't know or care and would not say if he did!

[@vblic]

@@railroad9000 Or maybe he would.

[@dmo848]

Shows how much some of us really know

[@amnforge]

👀They said it's legal. I've lived here in STP since 1994, NEVER have I seen this happen at any other time. Granted, it's never flooded this badly in 3 decades. But they have to do better than that; People living in Riviera bay have never seen that before so they thought the city was dumping sewage water into the bay. The waterways are so polluted already. I wouldn't swim in there. I couldnt imagine being aquatic life living there.

[@curtistay8307]

Your a idiot

[@t23001]

Stormwater basins are designed to collect sediments and other solids from street runoff. The vacuum truck are designed to collect this black sandy gunk. Can they take this water-sediment mix to specialty settling ponds to separate and release the water from the gunk?

[@MikeD-zu3nu]

SWPPP plan and permit in hand? No! Let’s just dewater into the open canal…and people think it’s not ok to bring this up to the EPA?

[@brianjames7607]

Uh….wouldn’t it make more sense to dump this in one of the newer bridge retention ponds created to keep the road runoff from going directly into bay/gulf without some filtration?

[@jeremiah3118]

Actually great call out by the homeowner! Those trucks do many jobs they clean oil, diesel spills clean out catch basin and poop poop traps. So if those tanks aren’t cleaned properly you guys get contaminated water being put in your canal. If you see other trucks doing this don’t be thinking 🤔 it’s only storm water. This particular truck may only been storm water however there are so many of these trucks most of the trucks do every job those trucks are the most expensive truck on the road they clean out everything.

[@SwampDiverOutdoors]

I worked at a wastewater treatment plant in Indiana and we were required to dump anything we removed from storm water drains at the treatment plant.

[@joekerr7975]

Marshall Hampton looks like Screech from Saved by the Bell !

[@bellat8448]

From the looks of the water around there the truck water looks cleaner.

[@drz400sm5]

Where did you think storm water ended up?

[@RebekahStevens-d9h]

It's good to be Vigilant! Neighbors should appreciate that man even though it was nothing next time it might be something.

[@kennardjohnson7875]

Storm water, and what else,if the city pollutes it's legal, if someone else does it, you are screwed.

[@WessyD123]

When you flush your toilet, it usually ends up in your nearest water way too

[@gullreefclub]

That guy crying a River about a vac truck dumping flood water into water at the boat ramp is a definite KAREN

[@StrikeBuster-b2b]

Storm water didn't get into the water during the storm?

[@scottreich1207]

This isn't news, its an old man complaining about them cleaning stormwater drains before a storm. He would be the first in line to try to sue the town if it flooded because they didn't maintain the drains. Next time dump it on his lawn so it can filter naturally.

[@Boraxo]

Don't do as I do, do as I say.

[@lindafarnes486]

Stormwater often cimontains all kinds of contaminants. Chemicals from assorted home related things as well as industrial. It can also contain sewerage. It's never clean.

[@shanepaul4377]

It's definitely storm water, sewer water would be black and it definitely smells. Trust me I ran one of those trucks for 20 yrs. It's definitely storm water

[@heaveymelt]

Then they will complain about taxes going up

[@darylb5564]

The stuff people get excited about puzzles me. Where does this guy think water ends up? Maybe he should move to Utah😂

[@subicstationditosailor4053]

Ok Ken.......

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

Stormwater goes in the canal's anyway and yes it has oil in it!

[@mgreene9177]

People need to mind their own damn business. It's a common practice and it's legal.

[@Luftpvp]

Its storm water runoff. Its literally directed towards waterways anyway my man

[@patrickbenja34]

Sounds like Mr Powers needs to mind his own damn business

[@DavesLife100]

The truck should have dumped the water in a sewage treatment plant since there could be oil, gasoline and other toxic chemicals in the run off of storm water.

[@danabrown9979]

Where do they think of storm water goes

[@markzemak2812]

Doesn't matter if was storm , it still needs to go through waist water treatment plant. Because if the oils from vehicles

[@brandondean3444]

That’s where all storm water ends up

[@RodManFB]

I know who he’s voting for 🏴‍☠️

[@ninetyseven7656]

🤣

[@Robbie_robot]

Those trucks routinely carry sewage. Should always be dumped in a drying bed

[@bantheundead4162]

They're moving floodwater to another place

[@rolandomota-d1d]

some people dont care about the world, just their back yard

[@jerrydosser7031]

That needs to go to the waste water department NOT in the boat ramp. No excuses Wrong!

[@mikepalmer1971]

If it’s storm water that’s where it ends up anyway.

[@Zbruh69]

Uknown liquid? 😂😂😂 They told them!!!

[@RandomAussie2033]

lol, worlds gone soft, oil? What’s come out the exhaust of ya boat motor

[@blob251000]

Some rich, non native, arrogant complaining old guy… Who would’ve thought 😂😂

[@bobdadnaila7708]

So ...?

[@Kiyoone]

Idiocy of locals at another level

[@macbook802]

They dumped water into water.

[@jacquesphilippon5999]

That should have all been filtered out before being dumped in the water. What a joke.

[@canifsh]

hurricane milton took care off that mess.

[@freebir73]

WELL I THINK THE HURRICANE WASHED IT ALL OUT.

[@thomas_cooke]

Anyone going to tell that guy Florida is manmade?

[@mattbosley3531]

Really? The whole state is manmade? What drugs have you been smoking?

[@thomas_cooke]

@@mattbosley3531 I forgot the Florida Key's, canal's, etc are all natural

[@joeb9135]

homeless do 1 billion x worse.

[@jaimeponce7951]

Septic water

[@MikeD-zu3nu]

Excuse me, but if anyone dewaters without a city permit, and if the water was not treated or at least filtered for solid pollution, you would go to jail bankcorrupt. Why this truck was allowed to dump like that? Super illegal.

[@karsoncampbelllogginginc]

No big deal if it’s storm water but if it’s something else then yeah 🧐

[@williamschlenger1518]

It's only sewer water.

[@samsavedbygrace996]

It's. Water

[@rodneylitton638]

Yea dumb ads when it rains the rain water washes all the oil on the roads into the rivers the lakes the ponds and Mother Nature does it all herself

[@dalereal7211]

It’s just water

[@eduardvanryswyk2034]

lol. In Kelowna BC Canada the ministry of transportation dumps highway water contaminated with oil, windshield wiper fluid, transmission fluid, radiator fluid into a protected sanctuary for the painted turtle. The city say it’s good for the environment, it’s a hydro carbon it’s good for the environment. I kid you not. So all you people that whined about the Exon Valdiz oil spill . According to the city of Kelowna that was good for the environment

[@mcq31mc]

oh no not water

[@ArfArfBarkBark]

So why didn't ask the driver he's filming? clout chaser

[@leomontgomery8257]

The city gonna lie😂

[@michaeltabanao8092]

🙄 self reported samples 😊

[@nicksalgado22]

Such a non story. U ppl need to calm down

[@JudyGraesch]

That’s why there is now massive bacteria in the water

[@danperry6217]

🤣 I've seen stupid people before but this guy is on top 🤣

[@curtistay8307]

Rich people crying don't care

[@darrenroyle2573]

Water and dirt people

[@mardegan86]

Imagine living next to that guy lol. What do u want them to do with all that water, take it to the station store it in bottles and give to the county workers as souvenir.

[@steven4315]

I guess taking it to the sewage treatment plant would have taken to long.

[@mardegan86]

@steven4315 that's rain water, do u know where rain water drains out to

[@steven4315]

@@mardegan86 It's contaminated rain water but then we are talking about Florida.

[@MikeD-zu3nu]

SWPPP, look it up. Educate yourself.

[@boster9896]

Just another truckload of overdevelopment. Sludge, sewage they said it.

[@Bigrignohio]

Sludge is not always sewage. Most likely sand, silt, mud, tire particles, etc from the stormwater vault. Guess where that goes anyway?

[@icerwby]

This that day and age everyone and there mother got a camera.

[@RossMalagarie]

IM TIRED OF THE CITY PUTTING ALL THIS RAIN WATER IN OUR WATERWAYS! Sir where should they put it? THEY SHOULD TAKE IT AWAY! To where sir? AWAY!🤣👌

[@Jesus-x3d]

Yeah something isn’t right about that

[@Doob-s6h]

this guy lol over muddy water what???

[@nan14397]

Toilet water……

[@justinfish9135]

As a person who work with vac trucks everyday that’s definitely not shit water. And the guy sounds like a beta male, complaining about sheen at a boat ramp where cars literally back into the water😂🤦‍♂️

[@chillout9808]

Wow

[@Gods1Wife]

Sue , they cant contaminate water .

[@MarkFL98]

They do it everyday, during Debby and the heavy rains that followed St. Pete, Clearwater, Tampa, Manatee & Sarasota counties pumped over 200 million gallons of untreated sewage into our bays and rivers. Man won’t stop polluting until all the oceans are dead, what they don’t realize is that when the oceans die so do we, as we get 70% of our O2 from the ocean.

[@Bigrignohio]

@@MarkFL98 This is water for the STORM drain system. It goes into the bay anyway!

[@MarkFL98]

@@Bigrignohio Yea, it goes into the bay anyway, it’s loaded with nitrogen, phosphorus, lead, copper, zinc, hydrocarbons all healthy for the marine environment.

[@Bigrignohio]

@@MarkFL98 Not really. But if you try to treat billions of gallons of stormwater people will riot over the expense. Still, if all those people are that upset all they have to do to reduce such pollution is MOVE AWAY. All of them. Think they will do that or just continue to whine?

[@bayboy1967]

The neighborhood Karen

[@patricktyler4303]

Slow news day

[@bluntsdro]

Americans always got time to be on that bullshit

[@redeyez444]

Dump it back innthere front lowns

[@norm2264]

Somebody should tell sleepy Joe Biden😅

[@cashdog9999]

Snitch!!

[@samsavedbygrace996]

Good job male Karen

[@michaelclayton9981]

That's a construction vacuum truck, you morons😅! That's what they do!

[@dirtdiggler9293]

Wonka chocolate river

[@johnfeola6047]

Sure it’s storm water, all nice and brown with black sludge, kind of reminds me of raw sewage

[@maryjogantt940]

Yeah, all storm run off water is full of sediment and residual oils from running over the roads that we find convenient to use.

[@lpatierno84]

Sensationalizing nothing, good job. Jfc

[@RMorissette-p6w]

Well I dont know what it is so it must be bad cause I know everything. Worst generation ever.

[@shanejoseph4298]

What a joke they should be held accountable for this bullshit. It should’ve went to the sewer treatment plant been treated, and then released the proper way.