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Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers

Sewer utility · New York

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
Ellicott Creek, NY, Niagara River, NY, Twomile Creek, NY, Erie Canal, NY, Niagara River, NY
Discharge records counted
94 records · latest
Total reported volume in these records
26,202,083 gallons across the 94 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 2026-11-03 10:17 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

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

Source: Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers'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.

Reports linked to Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers, newest first
WhenReportStatus
to 1:05 AMEllicott Creek · SSO · 9,921 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 AMEllicott Creek · pump station · SSO · 316,870 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 3, 1:00 AMEllicott Creek · Pump station · SSO · 9,750 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 3, 1:00 AMEllicott Creek · pump station · SSO · 224,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 3, 1:00 AMNiagara River · pump station · SSO · 40,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 3, 1:30 AMEllicott Creek · Pump station · SSO · 12,800 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 3, 2:00 AMNiagara River · manhole pump · SSO · 70,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to Aug 3, 1:30 AMEllicott Creek · pump station · SSO · 1.48 million gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 PMEllicott Creek · Pump station · SSO · 6,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 5:45 PMTwomile Creek · SSO No. 028 · SSO · 2,025 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 PMNiagara River · Pump station · SSO · 40,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 PMEllicott Creek · Pump station · SSO · 239,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 9:00 PM“ellicot crk” · Pump station · SSO · 1.45 million gallons in all mapended
to 2:45 PMNiagara River · SSO No. 017 · SSO · 1,348 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 12:15 PMEllicott Creek · lift station · SSO · 11,234 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 6:15 AMEllicott Creek · pump station · SSO · 478,049 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:15 PMErie Canal · SSO · 32,000 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 8:00 PMNiagara River · SSO · 1.36 million gallons in all mapended
to 2:50 PMNiagara River · SSO No. 018 · SSO · 20 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 1:15 PMNiagara River · SSO No. 017 · SSO · 613 gallons report · notice · mapended
to 4:15 AMNiagara River · SSO No. 017 · SSO · 935 gallons report · notice · mapended

Sources: DEC SPRTK workbook 'SPRTK_Data.xlsx' and older 'Sewage_Discharge_Reports.xlsx' (2013-2020), retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in New York by year: 2026 (90 from Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers) · 2025 (4 from Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers)

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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.
  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Ellicott Creek 1
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  • Caution: to
    2 reports: Niagara River 2
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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 10:17 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers, last 12 months93December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers, last 12 months41December 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 Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers's reports, last 12 months456December 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 (Tonawanda (C) Sanitary Sewers)0.9%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

93 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

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

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. 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

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

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 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.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2021 to 2026

94 reported discharges, 2021 to 2026.

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

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 94 reports that gave a volume as a number.

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 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
Limited records

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

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 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: 2021. The share is of the hours a source covered. 5 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. Official beach and cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) advisories are counted on water pages only.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 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.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 9 of 9, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 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.

  • ny-dec-sprtk: records from August 11, 2021 to the latest update