Hurricane Idalia – Post Storm Updates

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City Updates - August 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia – Post Storm Updates

Hurricane Idalia Reflections and Gratitude

This week, we were once again reminded of the powerful force of tropical storms, hurricanes, and the impacts of storm surge. As we return to our regular routines, we look back at the last few days and credit preparation as the key source of our resilience. This includes the preparations our residents and businesses put into place before the storm to ensure their families and properties were safe and secure.

The City of Dunedin prepares for storms year-round and is ready to deploy from our Emergency Operations Center incident command station throughout all our facilities. In particular, a shout out to our Public Works, Parks, and Public Services employees who began preparations for this unnamed storm over the weekend and worked day and night to ensure our City operations like water, wastewater, and lift stations were not being impacted. Our Public Services and Parks staff provided sandbags and storm preparations to our public streets, parks, and facilities. Now, they begin the post-storm clean-up as we return to normal operations, including trash and recycling collections.

Thank you to all our City Staff, City Commission, residents, businesses, and all who make Dunedin a delightful and resilient community to live, work and visit.

Solid Waste & Recycling Updates

All Tuesday and Wednesday collection routes are done.
Thursday collections (garbage, recycling & yard waste) will start tomorrow Friday morning, early.
Friday collections (garbage, recycling & yard waste) will occur Saturday
Please remember to can or bag all yard waste leaves and small twigs.
Due to the flooding in Baywood Shores neighborhood, it is still unsafe for our collection trucks to travel. Service will occur when it is safe to do so.
The 2 recycling self-service drop off sites will reopen on Saturday.

Hurricane Idalia Flooded Homes

The City has completed city-wide damage assessment from Hurricane Idalia. Approximately 125 homes have experienced some degree of water intrusion. The City is currently exploring options to dispose of storm-related debris from the water damage. More information will be available.

Street Flooding

We urge all residents - Do NOT drive through standing or still water
If an area is barricaded, there is a reason. Find an alternate route. 
If your home or business flooded, before you clean up or move any debris, photograph and list all damaged or lost items. Take photos of how high the water was in the house.
Contact your insurance agent and file your insurance claim as soon as possible. Learn more at pinellas.gov/flood-insurance Learn about the dangers of driving through standing or still water - click here

Water & Wastewater

Please return to normal water use – including laundry, and all household uses.
Reclaimed Water supply may be limited during the next week due to impacts from Hurricane Idalia on the Wastewater Treatment plant process.

City Facilities

Most City facilities have reopened to the public
The Dunedin Marina remains closed at this time

Sandbags

Pinellas County encourages residents and businesses to reuse clean sandbags or dispose of contaminated sandbags. Sandbags that have come in contact with flood water can become contaminated with bacteria.

For sandbags that have come into contact with floodwaters:

Bring used sandbags, separated from other waste, to the Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex, 3095 114th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. Disposal fees are waived through Dec. 31, 2023.

Please do not dispose of any sand or full sandbags in your regular trash. The sand does not burn and will not convert to energy in the county’s Waste-to-Energy Facility. Furthermore, do not mix sandbags with yard debris. The sand is abrasive and damages equipment used to grind yard debris into mulch.

For sandbags that did not come into contact with floodwaters:

Keep and store clean sandbags for future storms. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, with most storms occurring between mid-August and late October.
Clean sand can be spread on lawns or landscape beds. Place the empty bags in your garbage bin (not in your recycling bin).
Do not dump sandbags onto the beach. Sand used to help stop flooding is different from beach sand and can cause issues for turtle nesting, among other problems.

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