Quick Reporting by Citizen Helps Protect Lagoon from Illicit Dumping

Earlier this week a resident called the Stormwater Hotline to report a gasoline smell coming from a storm drain on Indian River Drive in Melbourne. 

City crews responded, and found that gasoline and oil had been dumped into the storm drain and that the oil had damaged part of the road next to the drain. They removed and replaced the damaged section of road, plugged and washed the drain, then vacuumed out the polluted material. 

Because this was reported to us quickly we were able to remove the gasoline and oil before they washed into the Indian River Lagoon. The individual responsible for the illegal dumping and road damage has not been identified.