City of Springfield, Florida Stormwater

06/05/2026

What are illicit discharge signs?
• Unusual water color, oily sheen, foam, suds, turbidity
• Smell or fumes
• Discarded drums or other containers and materials
• Brown or dead plants around an outfall
• Sick or dead animals around an outfall
• Personal symptoms (burning eyes, nose or skin, nausea or headache)
If you witness any illegal dumping or illicit discharges, please contact the City of Springfield Code Enforcement at 850-872-7270 x107 during normal business hours or the Springfield Police Department at 850-872-7545 after hours.

06/03/2026

05/08/2026

Illegal dumping creates an eye sore to the public and is harmful to our waterways. Common types of materials that are illegally dumped are:
Asbestos
Discarded Furniture
Medical Waste
Waste Tires
Yard Trimmings
Construction & Demolition debris
Household Garbage
Obsolete Electronics
Please help to keep our waters safe for everyone!

If you witness any illegal dumping or illicit discharges, please contact the City of Springfield Code Enforcement at 850-872-7270 x107 during normal business hours or the Springfield Police Department at 850-872-7545 after hours.

05/04/2026

Now that we are in Spring, to help keep our stormwater clean please remember when fertilizing your yard to:
• Select the right type of fertilizer, applying it at the right time and in the right amount for maximum plant uptake and benefit.
• If you have a small strip of lawn that adjoins impervious surfaces, such as a sidewalk or pavement, use a spreader equipped with a deflector shield that will spread the fertilizer in a 180º arc to keep it away from the paved area. Use the same shield when you are fertilizing areas next to water bodies. Leave a 10-ft strip of turf around the water body unfertilized to avoid polluting the water.
• After applying fertilizer, you will need to irrigate long enough to move the granules off of the leaf blades and into the soil, where they will be taken up for use by the plant. This will avoid leaf burn and reduce potential runoff of nutrients. Only apply enough water to moisten the top 1/2 inch of soil. This will wash most of the fertilizer into the top few inches of the soil, where it will best be taken up. More water than this may lead to leaching of the nutrients past the root zone, which will result in potential groundwater contamination.
• When fertilizer makes its way into our waterways, it can cause large algae blooms which have toxic effects on local wildlife and people.

04/20/2026

2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (CCR's) can be located on the City's website under NEWS, or at the following link:

News Release Date 04-20-2026 Back to News Supporting Documents 2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report.pdf 242.12 KB View PDF of Page

04/14/2026

Bay County’s biannual Waste Amnesty Days are set for Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Steelfield Landfill (11411 Landfill Road in West Bay, just off State 79).

This is a great opportunity for residents to clear out yard debris, household garbage, and hazardous waste at no cost. The event is open to Bay County residents only, and proof of residency, such as a driver’s license, utility bill, or voter registration card, is required.

More information: https://www.baycountyfl.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/308

04/06/2026

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Information on the candidate forum for the City of Springfield Mayor election. Attend by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5536371339

04/06/2026

Keeping our rivers, lakes and streams as clean as possible is important to our health and quality of life, so preventing illegal dumping is an issue that is important to everyone. Illegal dumping can harm water resources either when refuse is dumped directly into water or on land that leads to pollution via runoff.
Why is preventing illegal dumping so important to protecting water? “When the water in our rivers, lakes, and oceans becomes polluted; it can endanger wildlife, make our drinking water unsafe, and threaten the waters where we swim and fish,” according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Prevention of pollution caused by illegal dumping – and enforcing laws to protect our environment – are key.
Even when trash is dumped away from bodies of water, it can still be a threat to the ecosystem. The EPA notes that runoff from contaminated soil can end up making its way to surface water. Common contaminants that can impair our water include motor oil, pesticides, paint, mothballs, flea collars, household cleaners and medicines.
If you witness any illegal dumping or illicit discharges, please contact the City of Springfield Code Enforcement at 850-872-7270 x107 during normal business hours or the Springfield Police Department at 850-872-7545 after hours.