By Fox 35 // October 16, 2024
ABOVE VIDEO: Palm Bay residents say raw sewage is spewing into waterways around Palm Bay Estates. New details from the city indicate some half-a-million pounds of waste was released into the environment during Hurricane Milton.
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA (FOX 35) – The City of Palm Bay is under fire for dumping almost 500,000 gallons of sewage during Hurricane Milton.
The infrastructure failed, and lift stations overflowed all over the city. This isn’t a new issue for some Palm Bay residents, who’ve sounded the alarm about struggling infrastructure for years.
A few months ago, FOX 35 News was in Palm Bay Estates off U.S. Highway 1, hearing from neighbors concerned about sewage seeping out of lift stations. What happened during the hurricane isn’t shocking to residents who say the city’s systems are failing.
“There shouldn’t be half a million gallons of stuff out there,” said Bart Hynes, a Palm Bay resident.
Hynes is referencing sewage, and the City of Palm Bay said more than 467,000 gallons of it escaped from four lift stations during Hurricane Milton.
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