Maryland sewage discharges, August 2023
66 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Maryland dated in August 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.
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to Sep 6 ’23, 2:00 AM | Commissioners of Sharptown · Nanticoke River · 408 Little Water Street · Bypass · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:20 PM | Worcester County DPW · “none” · 9624 Stephen Decatur Hwy · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:30 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Wills Creek” · Valley Street and Franklin Street · CSO · 17,200 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 30 ’23, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “George's Creek” · Grant Street & Green Street · CSO · 16,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:56 AM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Wills Creek” · Franklin Street and Valley Street · CSO · 6,800 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Unnamed tributary to Bill Branch Currently contained on grassy area” · 286 Bloomsbury Avenue · SSO · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Queen Anne's County DPW · “N/A” · 238 Domion Road · SSO · 500 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 28 ’23, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “George's Creek” · Grant Street & Green Street · CSO · 8,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “West Branch Herbert Run” · 50 University Avenue · SSO · 875 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:45 PM | Talbot County DPW · “none” · 9415 Unionville Rd. · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:46 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Tiffany Run” · 529 Beaumont Avenue · SSO · 672 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Sep 4 ’23, 8:30 PM | City of Annapolis · Spa Creek · 1319 Hawkins Lane · SSO · 300,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 25 ’23, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run, George's Creek” · N Water & Depot St., W/SW of Paul St., Grant & Green St · CSO · 33,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 25 ’23, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run and George's Creek (see above)” · City of Frostburg CSOs · CSO · 33,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 9:01 AM | Mount Saint Mary's University · “n/a” · 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 23 ’23, 3:15 PM | Worcester County DPW · “none” · 9624 Stephen Decatur Hwy · Bypass · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 25 ’23, 12:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · Patapsco River · 8006 Penwood Ave · SSO · 3,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:32 PM | Anne Arundel County DPW · Patapsco River · Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. · SSO · 110 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 25 ’23, 4:09 PM | Wssc · “Forest Glen Creek” · 2799 Beechbank Road · SSO · 2,918 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:45 AM | City of Annapolis · “None” · Forest Dr. and Hilltop Ln. · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:45 PM | Pocomoke City · “SSO was captured in the storm water drainage swale and did not flow to any waters of the state.” · 1239 Ocean Hwy · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 9:00 AM | St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission · Saint George Creek · 18550 Peninsulas Court & Springer Rd. · SSO · 1,870 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:59 AM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street · CSO · 2,300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “N/A. Stayed on property.” · 5105 Roland Ave · SSO · 7 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:55 AM | Anne Arundel County DPW · “Flow made it to PD-2-1 but did not leave the device. PD-2-1 was pumped out.” · 8833 Wagner Station Rd. · SSO · 205 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:30 PM | Wssc · “tributary of Western Branch” · 9710 Canary Court · SSO · 1,941 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 19 ’23, 8:30 AM | Baltimore County DPW · “Dead Run” · 1631 Ingleside Avenue · SSO · 120 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:00 PM | U.S. Department of Agriculture · “N/A - No Waterway” · Bldg. 015, 3rd St & South Drive · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 16 ’23, 3:10 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “none” · 601 Avondale Rd · SSO · 4 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 2:05 AM | Howard County DPW · “N/A Did not reach any storm drain and/or waterway.” · 8900 Greenwood Place · SSO · 300 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 14 ’23, 12:00 AM | Wssc · “N/A” · 534 Coral Reef Dr · SSO · 894 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | Howard County DPW · Patapsco River · Hollifield Sewage Pumping, 2250 River Terrace Ct · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:57 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Wills Creek” · N. Mechanic Street and Franklin Street · CSO · 4,100 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Sun TRS Fort Whaley LLC · “NA” · 11224 Dale Rd · SSO · 200 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Rd · CSO · 153,079 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:51 AM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Mill Race, Oldtown Road, N. Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street · CSO · 312,400 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | City of Frostburg · “manhole and outfall” · State Street, outfall 009/P.2, Grant Street & Green Street · CSO · 15,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run” · N Water Street and Depot Street · CSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:00 AM | Town of Elkton · “Grass area.” · 400 Pintail Circle · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:00 AM | Howard County DPW · “Seeped into ground.” · Route 40 to 8900 Greenwood Place · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and George's Creek” · State Street, outfall 009/P.1, Grant Street & Green Street · CSO · 12,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run” · North Water and Depot Street · CSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 8 ’23, 10:00 AM | City of Cambridge DPW · “Little Maple Dam Branch” · Maple Dam Rd. · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 8 ’23, 12:00 AM | City of Cambridge DPW · Choptank River · Water, Oakley and High St · SSO · 25,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Gwynn's Falls” · 3902 Patterson Ave · SSO · 20,479 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:27 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Herring Run” · 7829 Aiken Ave & Taylor Ave · SSO · 24,257 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 6:31 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Maidens Choice Creek” · Alter St. & Southern Cross Dr. · SSO · 92 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:36 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Herring Run” · Queen Anne Drive & Hillcrest Ave · SSO · 15,637 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:59 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Gwynns Falls” · Southern Cross Drive & Parson's Ave · SSO · 4,247 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:07 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Gwynns Falls” · 3909 Southern Cross Drive · SSO · 8,378 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 8 ’23, 1:30 PM | Worcester County DPW · “None.” · 9624 Stephen Decatur Hwy · Bypass · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:30 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 46,458 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Sep 20 ’23, 12:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 5928 Falls Rd · SSO · 13,695 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Oct 18 ’23, 4:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Moores Run” · 4008 Glenmore Avenue · SSO · 25,935 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:59 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Cumberland CSOs · CSO · 180,700 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Oct 9 ’23, 8:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 224 E 39th St · SSO · 9,111 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 22 ’23, 3:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 3812 Juniper Rd · SSO · 2,178 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 10:30 AM | Perdue AgriBusiness, LLC · “none” · 6906 Zion Church Rd · SSO · 3,300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:35 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Wills Creek” · Oldtown Road, N. Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street · CSO · 28,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:16 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Oldtown Road, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 24,700 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 3:18 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Wills Creek” · Franklin Street (011) · CSO · 5,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:01 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynn's Fall” · 3300 Sequoia Ave and Dolfield Ave · SSO · 101 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:15 PM | Town of Hancock · “Little Tonoloway Creek” · 229 West Main Street · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Nov 20 ’23, 5:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Biddison Run” · 5307 Nuth Avenue · SSO · 39,695 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 AM | Wssc · “Storm Drain closest to Manhole #007M @ 6525 Belcrest Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20782” · 3311 Toledo Road · SSO · 120 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Sep 2 ’23, 4:30 PM | City of Hagerstown · “Groundwater. Nearest surface water is Marsh Run West approximately 3/4 mile away” · 14014 Marsh Pike Hagerstown 21742-0000 · SSO · 315,000 gallons · notice · map | 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.