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Branford

Sewer utility · Connecticut

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

No outlet locations are in our records for this operator. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
not recorded
Wastewater outlets
None with locations in our records
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
not recorded
Tracked waters
Branford Harbor, CT, Branford River, CT, Mill Creek, CT, Long Island Sound, CT
Discharge records counted
82 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
1,275,581 gallons across the 62 records that give a volume (20 without one)

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-03 11:12 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

We do not list an alert service for this operator yet. Check its website.

Source: Branford's public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records.

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Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reports and advisories

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Reports linked to Branford, newest first
WhenReportStatus
“went into a Brook behind station.” · Sewer Main, 101 Opening Hill Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 500 gallons report · notice · mapreported
to 7:00 PMBranford Harbor · Manhole, 33 Crouch Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 5,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:00 PMWater not mapped · Damascus Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
to 8:30 PMBranford Harbor · Treatment Plant, 75 Block Island Rd, Branford, CT · Bypass · 612,000 gallons in all mapended
Branford Harbor · Treatment Plant, 75 Block Island Rd, Branford, CT · Bypass · 300,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
Branford River · Sewer Main, 5 Indian Neck Ave, Branford, CT · SSO · 8,000 gallons report · notice · mapreported
Branford Harbor · Manhole, 230 Gray Ledge Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · “5,000 - 8,000 gallons” report · notice · mapended
Water not mapped · Manhole, 29 School Ground Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · volume in each report ended
Water not mapped · Pump Station, Indian Neck Ave, Branford, CT · SSO · 2,000 gallons report · noticeended
Branford Harbor · Treatment Plant, 75 Block Island Rd, Branford, CT · Bypass · 3,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:00 PMWater not mapped · Pump Station, 29 Summer Island Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
Water not mapped · Manhole, Briarwood Ln, Branford, CT · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
to 11:30 AMWater not mapped · Manhole, Driscoll Rd, Branford, CT · SSO (earlier version) · 60 gallons in all ended
to 7:45 PMWater not mapped · Manhole, 68 Elm St, Branford, CT · SSO · 50 gallons report · noticeended
to 5:00 AMWater not mapped · Manhole, 112 N Main St, Branford, CT · SSO · 300 gallons report · noticeended
to 1:30 PMWater not mapped · Manhole, 31 Damascus Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 200 gallons report · noticeended
to 10:45 AMWater not mapped · Manhole, 116 N Main St, Branford, CT · SSO · 100 gallons report · noticeended
to 12:30 PMMill Creek · Manhole, Driscoll Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 1:00 PMWater not mapped · Pump Station, 250 Hosley Ave, Branford, CT · SSO · 0 gallons report · noticeended
to 8:45 AMWater not mapped · Manhole, 40 Laurel Hill Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 500 gallons report · noticeended
to 7:15 AMWater not mapped · Lateral - Public, 17 Nicole Rd, Branford, CT · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · noticeended

Sources: CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC; CT DEEP Sewage Right-to-Know annual report 2024, retrieved 2026-11-03 11:02 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Connecticut by year: 2026 (15 from Branford) · 2025 (2 from Branford) · 2024 (2 from Branford) · 2023 (4 from Branford) · 2022 (3 from Branford) · 2021 (10 from Branford) · 2020 (9 from Branford) · 2019 (6 from Branford) · 2018 (8 from Branford) · 2017 (22 from Branford) · 2016 (2 from Branford)

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The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • Caution: to
    4 reports: Branford Harbor 4
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    4 reports: Branford Harbor 4
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    4 reports: Branford Harbor 3, Branford River 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 11:12 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by Branford, last 12 months15December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by Branford, last 12 months7December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it. Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from Branford's reports, last 12 months110December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status (Branford)2.5%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

25 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Connecticut dashboard records begin December 2, 2021; annual-report rows that repeat a dashboard record are counted once. Connecticut's Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports cover January 1, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when a water had a discharge or advisory status from this sewer operator's reports, under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

22 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only. Connecticut dashboard records begin December 2, 2021; annual-report rows that repeat a dashboard record are counted once. Connecticut's Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports cover January 1, 2021 to November 3, 2026. Connecticut's reporting archive runs from July 4, 2016 to December 2, 2021.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2016 to 2026

82 reported discharges, 2016 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • Incomplete source coverage

Connecticut dashboard records begin December 2, 2021; annual-report rows that repeat a dashboard record are counted once. Connecticut's Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports cover January 1, 2021 to November 3, 2026. Connecticut's reporting archive runs from July 4, 2016 to December 2, 2021.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 62 reports that gave a volume as a number (20 did not).

  • Incomplete source coverage

20 of 82 discharge reports gave no volume as a number (15 gave a range); only numbers are summed. Connecticut's 2016 to 2021 archive gives volumes as ranges ("20,001 - 50,000 gallons"); they are not summed.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage

22 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2016. The share is of the hours a source covered. 22 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here. 1 discharge reported to last more than 31 days is counted as 31 days. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 62, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Connecticut dashboard records begin December 2, 2021; annual-report rows that repeat a dashboard record are counted once. Connecticut's Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports cover January 1, 2021 to November 3, 2026. Connecticut's reporting archive runs from July 4, 2016 to December 2, 2021.

Sources: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard; Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021. Records cover July 4, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sewage overflow dashboard: records from December 2, 2021 to the latest update
  • Connecticut Sewage Right-to-Know annual reports: records from January 1, 2021 to the latest update
  • Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reporting archive, 2016 to 2021: records from July 4, 2016 to December 2, 2021