The City of Ocala Water Resources Department experienced a spill of approximately 1.5 million gallons of public access reuse water on Friday, April 29.
According to a press release from the city, the spill occurred at the Ocala Wetland Recharge Park, which is located at 2205 NW 21st Street, after a sinkhole formed in Wetland Cell 3.
The department says the water involved in the spill from the cell, which is slated for repair, has been “treated and presents no danger to the public or the surrounding area.”
“Subsurface subsidence is an anticipated component of the park due to the karst topography below ground. They present no danger to the public or the environment,” reads the city’s press release.
Three similar 1.5 million-gallon spills were also reported by the park in the same cell last year: in March, October, and again in December. In all three incidents, the city cited that the cell was “slated for repair.”
For more information, please contact the City of Ocala Water Resources Department at 352-351-6772.