Maryland sewage discharges, July 2023
67 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Maryland dated in July 2023, newest first. Each record keeps the source's own times and wording.
Source: the agencies, sewer operators and EPA records named on each row and on the Sources page. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.
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. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to 3:20 PM | Washington County Department of Water Quality · “N/A” · 14640-14644 Citicorp · SSO · 400 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:30 PM | Wssc · “NA - sewage was contained and removed” · 10110 Sunset View · SSO · 386 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:50 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “NA (Lower Gunpowder Falls)” · 9136 Covered Bridge Road · SSO · 30 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:50 AM | Baltimore County DPW · Patapsco River · 675 Avondale Rd · SSO · 4 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 31 ’23, 1:30 PM | Worcester County DPW · “None.” · 9624 Stephen Decatur Hwy · Bypass · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 AM | Charles County DPW · Mattawoman Creek · 6201 Livingston Rd. · Bypass · 60,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:00 AM | Charles County DPW · Mattawoman Creek · 6201 Livingston Road · SSO · 1.51 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 29 ’23, 5:00 PM | U.S. Navy · Potomac River · Intersection of Ward Rd and Tisdale Rd, Indian Head, MD 20640 · SSO · 3.5 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:20 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynns Run” · 3300 Sequoia Ave · SSO · 110 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:35 PM | City of Annapolis · “N/A” · 25 Silopanna Road · SSO · 150 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 2:30 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Biddison Run” · 4410 Frankford Ave · SSO · 62 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 26 ’23, 12:15 AM | Wssc · “Northeast Branch” · 3311 Toledo Road · SSO · 410 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · Chesapeake Bay · 2628 Brannan Ave · SSO · 240 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:40 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Herring Run” · 3900 Belair Road · SSO · 25,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 23 ’23, 6:00 PM | State of Maryland/MES · Greenbrier Lake · 21843 National Pike · Bypass · 28,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 AM | Town of La Plata · “N/A” · 6505 Curley Hall Rd. · SSO · 4,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 22 ’23, 4:00 AM | Town of Federalsburg · SSO · 50,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run & George's Creek” · Broadway · CSO · 15,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | U.S. Navy · “N/A” · 3972 Ward Road · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 5:25 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “HERRING RUN” · 3900 Belair Road · SSO · 82,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:07 AM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · N. Mechanic St, Valley Street, Elizabeth Street, Oldtown Road, Franklin Street · CSO · 163,800 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 21 ’23, 6:20 AM | Town of Chesapeake Beach · “WEST CHESAPEAKE BAY” · 8550 Bayside Road · Bypass · 279,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:40 PM | Wssc · “Little Falls Branch” · 5617 Warwick Place · SSO (earlier version) · 624 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:40 PM | Wssc · “Little Falls Branch” · 5617 Warwick Place · SSO · 624 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 24 ’23, 9:00 AM | Howard County DPW · Patapsco River · 9684 Gudel Drive · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | City of Cambridge DPW · Choptank River · Water Street · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 20 ’23, 1:00 PM | Town of Elkton · 1400 Elkton Rd · SSO · volume not reported · notice | ended |
| to 9:00 AM | Harford County DPW · “LAKESIDE POND” · 1012 Magnolia Road · SSO · 4,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 20 ’23, 12:00 AM | City of Frederick DPW · 91 Hill Street · SSO · volume not reported · notice | ended |
| to 3:00 PM | College of Southern Maryland · “none” · 8730 Mitchell Road · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:20 AM | Town of Federalsburg · Marshyhope Creek · 125 Kerney St · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:30 AM | Town of La Plata · “UNNAMED PORT TOBBACCO STREAM” · 100 Buckeye Circle · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 17 ’23, 6:00 PM | Talbot County DPW · Miles River · 229 Madison Ave · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · 12610 Labees Lane · CSO · 150,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:30 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 143,929 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 16 ’23, 8:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and Georges Creek” · State Street, outfall 009/P.1, Grant Street · CSO · 31,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Jul 16 ’23, 8:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run” · intersection of Water Street and Depot Street · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:38 AM | Anne Arundel County DPW · “N/A” · 2501 Walden Drive · SSO · 240 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:38 AM | Anne Arundel County DPW · “Did not go to any waterways, just the ground” · 250 Walden Drive · SSO · 240 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 17 ’23, 2:00 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Elizabeth Street, Mill Race, Oldtown Road, Bedford Street, N. Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 5.54 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 AM | St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission · Saint George Creek · 18550 Peninsulas Court & Springer Rd. · SSO · 12,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 12 ’23, 11:20 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Tiffany Run” · 631 Mccabe Ave · SSO · 128,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “N/A” · 7241 Sawmill Ranch Road · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Howard County DPW · “Storm Drain” · Martin Rd. north of Half Crown Court · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:15 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “HERRING RUN” · 3900 Belair Road · SSO · 111,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:10 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “JONES FALLS” · N. Charles St & W. Lanvale St · SSO · 9,010 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “JONES FALL” · E. 32nd Street/ St. Paul Street · SSO · 0 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 2:23 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · N. Mechanic St, Mill Race, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street · CSO · 242,300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:00 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · 12610 Labers Lane · CSO · 100,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 173,358 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 9 ’23, 9:00 AM | Baltimore County DPW · “Gunpowder River” · 9301 Dundawn Road · SSO · 50,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:10 PM | Howard County DPW · “Hammond Branch, The SSO entered a nearby stormdrain and stormwater basin.” · 7124 Chardon Court · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 9 ’23, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and George's Creek” · Grant Street and State Street · CSO · 21,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 3:15 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “N/A. Sludge did not reach any storm drains or manholes; the event was isolated to the immediate area.” · 8201 Eastern Blvd · SSO · 50 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “N/A” · 2200 Monumental Road · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “N/A” · 7501 Lexham Court · SSO (earlier version) · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:15 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “N/A” · 7501 Lexham Court · SSO · 80 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Big GUNPOWDER FALLS” · 9502 Dundawan Road · SSO · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 4 ’23, 12:15 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “HERRING RUN” · 3900 Belair Rd · SSO · 162,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:48 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “HERRING RUN” · 7829 AIKEN AVE & Taylor Ave · SSO · 21,975 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Baltimore City DPW · Northwest Harbor · 147 N Streeper St · SSO · 1 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 4 ’23, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “George's Creek” · Grant Street · CSO · 16,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 PM | State of Maryland/MES · “Unnamed tributary of Little Beaver Creek” · 21843 National Pike · Bypass · 19,800 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:30 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 171,045 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:15 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · N. Mechanic Street, Mill Race, Elizabeth Street, Oldtown Road, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 930,300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Jul 2 ’23, 10:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and George's Creek” · State Street, manhole near FSU running track, Paul Street, outfall 009/P.1, Grant Street · CSO · 43,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Jul 2 ’23, 10:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run” · Beall's Lane and Water Street/Depot Street · CSO · 20,000 gallons · notice | ended |
Sources: MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), retrieved 2026-11-03 02:31 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.