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Benson

Wastewater treatment plant · Vermont

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)
VT0100498
Wastewater outlets
None with locations in our records
Waters listed as receiving wastewater
not recorded
Tracked waters
Lake Champlain, VT
Discharge records counted
1 record · latest
Total reported volume in these records
27,000 gallons across the 1 record 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 12:43 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

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

Source: Benson'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

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Reports linked to Benson, newest first
WhenReportStatus
Lake Champlain · the discharge pipe is about 100 yards behind plant, and flows into a small tributary. · Report (earlier version) · volume not reported report · notice · mapreported
to Jun 19, 7:10 AM“Unnamed tributary of the Hubbardton rive” · Benson WWTF · Bypass · 27,000 gallons report · noticeended

Sources: VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Vermont by year: 2026 (2 from Benson)

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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. 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: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for the waters this sewer operator's reports were placed on in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 12:43 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges reported by Benson, last 12 months1December 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Days with a discharge reported by Benson, last 12 months3December 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 Benson's reports, last 12 months95December 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 (Benson)2.1%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

1 reported discharge, January 2022 to November 2026. Counted from 1 source-confirmed or annual report.

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

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. 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

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

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 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.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2016 to 2026

1 reported discharge, 2016 to 2026.

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

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 1 report that gave a volume as a number.

  • Incomplete source coverage

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 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

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

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 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

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

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 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.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 1 of 1, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 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.

  • Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page: records from January 5, 2016 to the latest update