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City of Lawrenceville

Sewer utility · Illinois · Lawrenceville

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.

Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. Small hollow diamonds mark places named in its overflow reports (provisional). Dashed river stretches are estimates of where a discharge travels.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)
IL0029467
Wastewater outlets
1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 6 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
City of Lawrenceville Lagoon; Embarras River; Embarrass River; Small creek tributary to the Embarras River
Tracked waters
Embarras River, IL
Discharge records counted
11 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
35,507 gallons across the 11 records that give a volume

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 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

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

Source: City of Lawrenceville'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.

1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 6 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).

Treatment plant outfalls

1 outfall

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit records (ICIS-NPDES permitted features): where a treatment plant’s permitted discharge leaves. No national source says whether a plant outfall is open or closed.

Places named in overflow reports (provisional)

6 places

Provisional location from overflow reports. Where the operator's own reports put an overflow: a manhole, pump station or plant. Not an outfall listed in a permit.

  • Reported place · 3 overflow reports, latest Jul 29, 2026 · confidence high · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 2 overflow reports, latest Oct 16, 2026 · confidence high · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest May 4, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Mar 11, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Mar 11, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet
  • Reported place · 1 overflow report, latest Jan 7, 2026 · confidence medium · no water record yet

Source: the operator's own overflow reports to the state. DirtyWaterWatch groups reports within 50 metres into one place and finds the water below it with U.S. Geological Survey river maps (NLDI, NHDPlus). Not a permitted outfall; provisional until an official outfall record exists.

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 City of Lawrenceville, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 11:15 AM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 100 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Jul 30, 8:57 PM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 20 gallons report · notice · mapended
to May 5, 5:00 PM CDTEmbarras River · Bypass · 2 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:30 PM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 245 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 7:00 PM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 415 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 11:00 PM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 20,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:15 PM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 2,225 gallons in all mapended
to Mar 11, 5:00 PM CDTEmbarras River · SSO · 11,500 gallons in all mapended
to 12:15 PM CSTEmbarras River · SSO · 1,000 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators), retrieved 2026-11-06 08:38 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Illinois by year: 2026 (11 from City of Lawrenceville)

Other sewer operators on these waters

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: a status resting on a source that could not be checked on schedule.
  • Caution: to
    1 report: Embarras River 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Embarras 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 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by City of Lawrenceville, last 12 months11December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by City of Lawrenceville, last 12 months11December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status from City of Lawrenceville's reports, last 12 months93December 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.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.

Reported discharges per month

11 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's sewer overflow records are limited: they hold only what operators file with the agency.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records. Records cover May 3, 2022 to November 6, 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
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's sewer overflow records are limited: they hold only what operators file with the agency.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records. Records cover May 3, 2022 to November 6, 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.

  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

No tracked source covers January 2022 to April 2022.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records. Records cover May 3, 2022 to November 6, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 11 reports that gave a volume as a number.

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records. Records cover May 3, 2022 to November 6, 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
Limited records

Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records. Records cover May 3, 2022 to November 6, 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.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records. Records cover May 3, 2022 to November 6, 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.

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sewer overflow records: records from May 3, 2022 to the latest update (limited records)