It got a little stinky in this Bradenton neighborhood after sewage line broke

A broken sewer pipe, “due to apparent pipe fatigue,” led to about 2,000 gallons of sewage spilling into a Bradenton neighborhood on Monday, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

A public notice of pollution was released on Tuesday, stating the spill occurred in the 3900 block of 24th Street West where a manhole cover was seen discharging the sewage onto the street

Staff responded around 12:30 p.m. and determined that a 16-inch gravity main line had broken downstream from a Manatee County lift station.

The spill occurred just southwest of Lake Bayshore and DEP reports that the sewage flowed into a nearby stormwater drain.

Crews managed to bypass the broken line to keep sewage flowing until repairs to the line were completed.

DEP compliance staff were on hand Tuesday, “performing an investigation and collecting samples in a potentially affected stormwater retention pond to determine the extent of impact to surface waters,” the public notice states.