ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg city leaders shut down two sewage treatment plants to protect crews from storm surge before Hurricane Milton's landfall on Wednesday.
The Northeast Sewer Treatment Plant (1160 62nd Ave. NE) and the Southwest Sewer Treatment Plant (3800 54th Ave. S) are now offline.
Starting at 7 p.m., impacted residents and businesses are encouraged to limit water usage. To see which plant affects your area, click here.
"Please note, these are the only facilities the City anticipates being affected by storm surge. The City does not have plans to preemptively shut down the drinking (potable) water treatment plant located in Odessa, Florida," officials said.
Residents in the affected areas are being asked to avoid taking showers, doing laundry, or washing dishes as much as possible. Please flush toilets only as necessary as the toilet may not drain.
Here are some other important guidelines:
- Please flush toilets only as necessary as the toilet may not drain.
- Please LIMIT taking a shower or using bathtubs, dishwashers, and washing machines.
- DO fill up water bottles in advance and brush your teeth outdoors or over a container.
- Any water that you use may not drain.
How long will services be impacted?
Restoration for these services will likely take 48 hours, city leaders said.
To stay informed with updates to this situation, click here.
