Raw sewage is currently still spilling into Miami-Dade County waterways. Over 1,000,000 gallons have spilled so far.
The pipe burst near the bridge at 2500 NE 163rd Street, and was discovered leaking over the weekend. Crews are apparently working around the clock to fix the leak, but have not been successful so far.
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The sewage is flowing from a ruptured pipe under the Oleta River after emergency work to build a bypass late Thursday failed. The crack in the pipe grew larger. Contractors are racing to fix the leak that’s keeping Haulover Park and its popular sandbar, which attracts hundreds of boaters every weekend, off limits due to a no-swim advisory.
Jennifer Messemer-Skold, spokeswoman for Miami-Dade’s Water and Sewer Department said:
When workers removed debris from the spot where the pipe was ruptured, the hole got bigger. It expanded from about 1.5 inches by 2 inches, or roughly the size of a golf ball, to a hole measuring 2 inches by 3 inches.1
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According to a statement on Friday from the Water and Sewer Department, as of 7 p.m Thursday, an estimated 1.05 million gallons had spilled from the pipe since it was discovered a week ago last Sunday. The pipe is more than 12 feet below the water’s surface.
The contaminated water has led to warning signs being posted to stay out of the water at Greynolds Park, Oleta River State Park, and the beaches around the Haulover Inlet.
There is no update on when the leak might finally be capped.
We can only imagine what this leak is doing to the wildlife that call these waters their home.
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