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Burlington North WWTF combined sewer (Gazo Ave CSO)

CSO · Vermont · Burlington

NPDES permit
VT0100226
Outfalls
1 with coordinates in the registry
Receiving waters
Winooski River (CSO #1, S/N 002 Gazo Avenue; some state reports say Intervale Wetlands)
Tracked waters
Winooski River, VT, Lake Champlain, VT
Events tracked
20 discharges · latest Jun 20, 2024, 3:50 PM EDT
Volume reported
24,687 gallons across the 5 discharges that give a volume (15 without one)

Source: discharger record from the project's research and EPA ECHO (dischargers.json); counts from the 20 event records below, as of 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC.

How it tells the public

Same as Burlington Main (VT-Alert, Facebook/X @BTVDPW, Front Porch Forum) plus the state ANR system | Statewide: every VT permittee must post a public alert at https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/SewageOverflows.aspx within 1 hour of discovery (10 V.S.A. § 1295(b)).

Sign up for its notices

Source: the project's research on each operator's notification channel (research/<state>/dischargers.json), checked by fetching the operator's pages.

Outfalls

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

1 outfall in the registry
  • 002 · CSO · WINOOSKI RIVER

Source: EPA ECHO CSO outfall inventory matched to waters (data/outfalls-ne.json).

Event history

Events reported for Burlington North WWTF combined sewer (Gazo Ave CSO), newest first
StartEnd Water OutfallTypeVolumeSourceLinks
not reported (reported Jun 20, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Gazo Ave Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:4010, reported Jun 20, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Jun 20, 2024, 3:50 PM EDT Jun 20, 2024, 4:20 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Gazo Ave. CSO Combined sewer overflow 7,075 gal Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6532, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Dec 10, 2023, 5:59 PM EST) not reported Lake Champlain, VT Appletree Bay Pump Station Sanitary sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3946, reported Dec 10, 2023, 5:59 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Dec 10, 2023, 4:30 PM EST Dec 10, 2023, 8:30 PM EST Lake Champlain, VT Manhole adjacent to Appletree Bay Pump Station Sanitary sewer overflow “>10,000 to 100,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6429, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Oct 23, 2023, 10:46 AM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Temporary pump station, W3inooski River crossing. Sanitary sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3940, reported Oct 23, 2023, 10:46 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Oct 23, 2023, 10:15 AM EDT Oct 23, 2023, 9:45 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski River crossing temporary pump station Sanitary sewer overflow “>100 to 1,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6419, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Oct 7, 2023, 3:46 PM EDT Oct 7, 2023, 4:44 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski River siphon temporary bypass Bypass “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6410, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Oct 7, 2023, 3:27 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Winooski river crossing temporary bypass overflowed due to large amount of rain and pumps not being able to keep up. Bypassrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3937, reported Oct 7, 2023, 3:27 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Sep 28, 2023, 11:33 AM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Winooski River crossing Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3934, reported Sep 28, 2023, 11:33 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Sep 28, 2023, 9:00 AM EDT Sep 29, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski River crossing Sanitary sewer overflow “>100 to 1,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6407, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

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not reported (reported Sep 20, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT North plant Siphon break Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3932, reported Sep 20, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Sep 20, 2023, 2:40 PM EDT Sep 20, 2023, 3:10 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski river crossing Sanitary sewer overflow “>10,000 to 100,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6403, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 10, 2023, 7:48 AM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Temporary Pump station, corner of Rlattsburg Ave and RT. 127. Sanitary sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3921, reported Aug 10, 2023, 7:48 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 10, 2023, 1:30 AM EDT Aug 10, 2023, 7:30 AM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski River Crossing Sanitary sewer overflow “75,000-125,000” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6372, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 8, 2023, 6:24 AM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Winooski River Crossing temporary pump station Sanitary sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3919, reported Aug 8, 2023, 6:24 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 8, 2023, 5:47 AM EDT Aug 8, 2023, 6:06 AM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski River Crossing Sanitary sewer overflow “>100 to 1,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6369, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 4, 2023, 4:33 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT North plant river crossing Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3915, reported Aug 4, 2023, 4:33 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 4, 2023, 4:06 PM EDT Aug 4, 2023, 4:40 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Winooski River Crossing Sanitary sewer overflow “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6361, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Jul 21, 2023, 7:36 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Gazo Ave CSO Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:3909, reported Jul 21, 2023, 7:36 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Jul 21, 2023, 6:56 PM EDT Jul 21, 2023, 7:08 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Gazo CSO Combined sewer overflow “>100 to 1,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6320, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Jul 12, 2023, 6:12 AM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT North Plant River Crossing Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:2895, reported Jul 12, 2023, 6:12 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Jul 12, 2023 not reported Winooski River, VT North Avenue WWTF Bypass “Other” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:6336, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Jan 14, 2021, 2:13 PM EST) not reported Lake Champlain, VT Near 105 Appletree Point Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:2632, reported Jan 14, 2021, 2:13 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Jan 14, 2021, 1:15 PM EST Jan 14, 2021, 1:20 PM EST Lake Champlain, VT Near 105 Appletree Point Road Sanitary sewer overflow “Less than 200 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:5963, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 4, 2020, 8:43 PM EDT) not reported “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo Ave CSO Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:2584, reported Aug 4, 2020, 8:43 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 4, 2020, 8:34 PM EDT Aug 4, 2020, 9:23 PM EDT “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo Ave. CSO Combined sewer overflow 6,637 gal Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:5891, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 2, 2020, 11:46 PM EDT) not reported “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo ave. CSO Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:2577, reported Aug 2, 2020, 11:46 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 2, 2020, 11:15 PM EDT Aug 2, 2020, 11:46 PM EDT “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo Ave CSO Combined sewer overflow 6,500 gal Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:5886, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Nov 5, 2019, 8:30 AM EST Nov 5, 2019, 9:30 AM EST Winooski River, VT Riverside (East) WWTP Treatment plant bypass “approximate 35,000-40,000” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:4796, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Nov 1, 2019, 12:48 AM EDT) not reported “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Pump station on Rockland St Sanitary sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:1483, reported Nov 1, 2019, 12:48 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Oct 31, 2019, 10:03 PM EDT) not reported “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo Ave CSO Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:1481, reported Oct 31, 2019, 10:03 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Oct 31, 2019, 9:53 PM EDT Oct 31, 2019, 10:21 PM EDT “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo CSO Combined sewer overflow 4,275 gal Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:4769, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 6, 2019, 5:42 PM EDT) not reported “Intervals wetlands” (not placed) Gaze Ave. CSO Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:1420, reported Aug 6, 2019, 5:42 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 6, 2019, 5:38 PM EDT Aug 6, 2019, 5:43 PM EDT “Intervale Wetlands” (not placed) Gazo ave CSO Combined sewer overflow “>100 to 1,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:4676, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Aug 25, 2018, 1:23 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT E-Coli results above acceptable limits due to partially blocked disinfection line. Approximately 75,000 gallons partially disinfected. Unclassified recordrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:1276, reported Aug 25, 2018, 1:23 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Aug 24, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT Aug 24, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT Winooski River, VT North Plant outfall Treatment plant bypass “>10,000 to 100,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:4456, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Jun 18, 2018, 2:29 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Gazo CSO this went off for 1 minute, we are checking to confirm. Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:1231, reported Jun 18, 2018, 2:29 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Jun 18, 2018, 1:49 PM EDT Jun 18, 2018, 1:50 PM EDT Winooski River, VT Gazo CSO Combined sewer overflow 200 gal Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:4424, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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not reported (reported Jun 29, 2017, 11:47 PM EDT) not reported Winooski River, VT Gazo Ave CSO. Combined sewer overflowrevised not reported Burlington North (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:120, reported Jun 29, 2017, 11:47 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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Jun 29, 2017, 11:36 PM EDT Jun 30, 2017, 12:01 AM EDT Winooski River, VT Gazo Ave Combined sewer overflow “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Burlington North (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:4207, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
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