The City of Palm Coast is asking residents to limit water usage after receiving an unprecedented 7-10 inches of rain over the past five days. This heavy rainfall has caused our wastewater plants to process an additional 6 million gallons of water in a single day—equivalent to 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The system is under significant pressure, with 23 lift stations nearing capacity, especially in areas south of Palm Coast Parkway.
To manage the situation, the City has deployed 11 pumper trucks, operating around the clock to pump out lift stations and prevent backups. However, the system is struggling to keep up with the amount of rainwater.
If a power outage occurs, please reduce your water usage as much as possible. Without power, the pumps in our wastewater system won’t function, which can lead to overflows.
City crews are working nonstop on the ground in affected areas to keep the wastewater system running smoothly, and your help is crucial in preventing potential issues.
The city will provide updates as the situation develops. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you experience an issue, please report it through Palm Coast Connect: PalmCoast.gov/Connect.
RocksNoSalt says
The current infrastructure system cannot handle the water situation, yet they are still allowing massive development. When will the water problems be addressed. The water bill is outrageous, yet I can’t drink my water as it is yellow and rain causes the system not to work properly? This is Florida, we get massive amounts of rain! The City and County have failed us!
Ann Williams says
We here in Flagler County are in serious trouble. If our county/city have waste water treatment plants that can not handle 5-7 inches of rain; think about what happens if we have a hurricane dump 10 or more inches of rain on this area. Yet, Flagler County and the City of Palm Coast have allowed unmitigated land development to take place precently and into the future. Our local county and city officials are failing this community miserably. They are actually putting us in grave danger if a major weather system dumps heavy amounts of rain on us. There is absolutely no intelligent planning going on to protect our community; actually there is no planning on many levels. Our roads are showing gridlock at rush hour; think of what is coming as this approved land development occurs.
T says
Fix palm coast before destroying it with building they have ruined palm coast.
Celia Pugliese says
Imagine what will happen with Florida Park Drive that currently have 8000 vehicles a day when they open the WaWa that city chief of staff was reported to be lobbying in that wrong location for two years when the very corner of PFD and Pkwy and Clubhouse Drive and Pkwy flooded all these past days causing a vehicles hazard? Imagine if Francine would have hit us other the New Orleans with 10 feet surge besides more than 10″ rain? We are a disaster waiting to happen with all this housing approved to build and no sewer, roads and services expanded! We need a moratorium and expansion of what is vital for growth.
protonbeamexposure says
Had there been any competent management of the City and the Utility Dept this well know problem called INI (Infiltration and Inflow) should have been continuously and proactively dealt with. This is why experienced and competent leadership is needed not just “a nice person” who never fires anyone and shys away from holding staff accountable for results. We seem to only get apologies and excuses from staff for the past 2 years or so.
Celia Pugliese says
Imagine what will happen with Florida Park Drive that currently have 8000 vehicles a day when they open the WaWa that city chief of staff was reported to be lobbying in that wrong location for two years when the very corner of PFD and Pkwy and Clubhouse Drive and Pkwy flooded all these past days causing a vehicles hazard? Imagine if Francine would have hit us other the New Orleans with 10 feet surge besides more than 10″ rain? We are a disaster waiting to happen with all this housing approved to build and no sewer, roads and services expanded! We need a moratorium and expansion of what is vital for growth. Look what the L section enduring now thanks to the former MGC allowed development: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1520501602097907/posts/1742069569941108/?comment_id=1743286919819373&reply_comment_id=1743290533152345¬if_id=1726234202820761¬if_t=group_comment_mention
Dennis C Rathsam says
To bad the brilliant gentlemen, that designed Palm Coast, aren’t here today to see crap that’s been happening to our city. No downtown, stores scattered about, & the lack of catch basins, sewers, & side walks. This problem of drainage, with flooding streets, should have been handled years ago. From the get go. These swales full of water last for days, breeding tadpoles, frogs, and the occasional snake. Whom ever decided on this plan, was either payed off, or a total bafoon. When I bought my home years ago I wasn’t in a flood zone, thanks to the dead heads at City Hall, with all thier building, & cutting down trees, now Im in a flood zone. Now I have to spend more money for flood insurance. If the county don’t screw you the city will!
Laurel says
Gee, I cannot wait until PC brings the sewer system, with its failing pep tanks, into the Hammock. Our property has only had about three puddles, tops, in the last week or so, and each peculated into the ground within the hour. No flooding. No overflow or back up here. The Matanzas River is the color of espresso, with the massive runoff from Palm Coast streets, yards and canals. At night, it is sometimes nasty, cloudy with large amounts of bubbles and debris floating by. I won’t swim in it anymore. This is irresponsible stewardship by Palm Coast administration.
My questions are, and I would love for someone to give me accurate answers: Since the sewer treatment plants are having great difficulty in keeping up with this rainfall, just where is the treated, non-potable fresh water being discharged? Sprinklers not needed in the rain? Where?
JonQPublik says
Wow. This isn’t a big request. Sure, the infrastructure could use a hefty re-evaluation, expansion/improvment, but this pissing and moaning is excessive. You will be helping if you could manage your water usage for a little bit. It’s not that much of an inconvenience to be helping the situation.
Laurel says
We have been managing our water usage through water restrictions and reduction fixtures for 30 years, so we will “piss and moan” all we want.
Robert Savino says
Besides that we need a city government and planning group who actually know what they are doing – beyond accommodating/accepting and being pushed around by the builders. We just moved up here from Manatee County because we saw a lovely town, uncrowded, a great place for retirement. Already I feel cheated.
Tim C says
Let’s build a stadium instead of fixing the infrastructure, vote these people out
Terry says
I completely agree, I live in the “P” section and all palm coast seems to care about is clearing large and small areas of trees and build,build,build . With the same infrastructure of the 80s ,what about new treatment plants, dredging the canals or even cleaning storm drains that most have trees and weeds growing out of them ! Even in town stopped at the stop lights you can’t help not to notice that the drains are half plugged with garbage, growing plants and sand. You would think with all the palm coast highway trucks cruising around all day long somebody would say “hey ,we should do something about that, some of these elected suit and tie folks would step up or open there eyes and do something about these drenched neighborhoods. Or just wait until we get hit by a REAL STORM and not just a rain storm.
Rick says
No S. Sherlock, over building without proper infastructure planning ! Wait the worst is upon Palm Coast, think it is time to FLUSH this current administration ?? Wait till the flooding really starts ! Get out while you can, we are !
Retired Civil Engineer
Celia Pugliese says
Look what our neighbors are enduring caused not but the unusual rain over climate change but by higher backfill allowed in infill lots. L section, P section allover Palm Coast with vacant lands to be built: https://www.facebook.com/100001904960701/videos/g.1520501602097907/533636449032629 more: https://www.facebook.com/100001904960701/videos/g.1520501602097907/533636449032629
Celia Pugliese says
One more sad situation shown to add to my posy above same affected neighbors yard; https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/459232215_2179530639114594_7461187495590186680_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=bd9a62&_nc_ohc=Et49UHBK-VkQ7kNvgErFUEj&_nc_ht=scontent.ftpa1-2.fna&_nc_gid=AFfW1VYsA6N_N_wTQ_XAb0E&oh=00_AYBsndX5j0dx2OaA6_XP5LOkHjwIT_ozvEmQECTAywCYKQ&oe=66EF5A60
BOB says
NOW is time to flush more, so the city MIGHT get a clue? on how bad the infrastructure really is. I will do my part. I pay way too much for water as it is, let alone trying to save the city money when they, rip off everyone in Palm Coast for there benefit.
FLUSH, FLUSH, FLUSH