Maryland sewage discharges, August 2024
75 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in Maryland dated in August 2024, 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. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| to Sep 1 ’24, 3:45 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “West Branch Herbert Run” · 1A University Ave · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 6:18 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · North Mechanic, Mill Race, Elizabeth Street, Oldtown Road, Bedford Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 1.2 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:45 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 34,158 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Sep 1 ’24, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and George's Creek” · State Street and Grant Street · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 11:00 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · 12610 Labers Lane · CSO · 10,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 3,482 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 7:45 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Mill Race, Elizabeth Street, Oldtown Road, Bedford Street, N. Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 1.64 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:05 PM | Worcester County DPW · “N/A” · 39 Coastal Dr · SSO · 50 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 30 ’24, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and George's Creek” · State Street and Grant Street · CSO · 14,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 29 ’24, 11:00 PM | Wssc · “Northeast Branch” · 6271 67th Court · SSO · 3,124 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 30 ’24, 9:30 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynn's Fall” · Hurley Ave & Wilkins Ave · SSO · 1.95 million gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 28 ’24, 7:55 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Storm drain to Western Run” · 5825 Western Run Drive · SSO · 32,520 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 5:00 PM | Gatewater Landing Apartments · “none” · 7357 Ridgewater Court · SSO · 35 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Sep 4 ’24 | Anne Arundel County Department of Health · “Marley Creek between Brewers Island and Marley Creek Drive in Glen Burnie” · Beach closure · volume not reported · notice | lifted |
| to Sep 2 ’24 | Anne Arundel County Department of Health · “Marley Creek between Brewers Island and Marley Creek Drive in Glen Burnie” · Beach closure (earlier version) · volume not reported report · notice | listed |
| to 11:59 PM | Gatewater Landing Apartments · “Marley Creek” · Gatewater Ct · SSO · 35 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:50 PM | Wssc · “N/A” · 9911 Belward Campus Dr · SSO · 40 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 25 ’24, 12:00 AM | Washington County Department of Water Quality · “N/A” · 17943 Rench Road · SSO · 2,500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 24 ’24, 1:30 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynns Falls” · 2442 Harriet Avenue · SSO · 960 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:55 PM | Anne Arundel County DPW · “Ground” · 232 Arundel Road · SSO · 5 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:45 PM | Howard County DPW · “storm drain to Guilford Run, then Little Patuxent” · 8900 Greenwood Place · SSO · 110,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 5:43 PM | Baltimore City DPW · Patapsco River · 1616 Laurens St. · SSO · 2,440 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:00 PM | Charles County DPW · “N/A” · 5310 Hawthorne Road · SSO (earlier version) · 50 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 12:00 PM | Charles County DPW · “N/A” · 5310 Hawthorne Road · SSO · 50 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:00 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Cedar Branch” · 7400 Johnnycake Rd · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:45 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynn Falls” · 2121 Wicomico St · SSO · 26,025 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 19 ’24, 12:31 AM | Baltimore County DPW · “Maiden Choice Creek” · Overbrook Rd & Medwick Garth S. · SSO · 97,513 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 19 ’24, 3:20 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 428 E Preston St · SSO · 1.15 million gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 19 ’24, 1:10 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 1901 Falls Rd · SSO · 916,965 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · North Charles & West Lanvale St · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 11:45 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Herring Run” · 3900 Belair Rd · SSO · 647,995 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 19 ’24, 12:30 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · Charing Cross & Greenwich Ave (#156) · SSO · 27,060 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 23 ’24, 10:00 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynn Falls” · 2000 Annapolis Road · SSO · 4,935 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 3:30 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Herring Run” · 3700 Ravenwood Ave. · SSO · 98 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 12:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “The sewage did not reach the waters of the state.” · 2517 Steele Road · SSO · 12 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “N/A” · 7632 Carla Road · SSO · 60 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 11:00 PM | City of Hagerstown · “Antieman Creek, Storm drain” · 1741 Dual Highway, Suite B · SSO · 2,500 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 19 ’24 | Anne Arundel County Department of Health · “the headwaters of the southern branch of Cypress Creek to Dill Road and Oak Grove Circle” · Beach closure · volume not reported report · notice | listed |
| to 9:30 PM | Anne Arundel County DPW · “Cypress Creek” · 821 Ritchie Highway · SSO · 16,200 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Sep 2 ’24, 9:00 AM | Worcester County DPW · “none - bypassing straight to Ocean City WWTP” · 9624 Stephen Decatur Hwy · Bypass · volume not reported · notice | ended |
| to 4:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · Back River · 615 Hyde Park Rd · SSO · 2,700 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | Allegany County DPW · “Warrior Run” · Manhole 20 on Darrows Lane · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 4:00 PM | Allegany County DPW · North Branch Potomac River · Cresaptown Pump Station · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 10 ’24, 8:00 AM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · 12610 Labers Lane · CSO · 2.25 million gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Town of Hancock · Potomac River · Virginia Avenue · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | Allegany County DPW · “Elk Lick Run” · Mill Run Pump Station · SSO · 33,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 12:30 PM | Allegany County DPW · “Elk Lick Run” · Manhole 127 (Pharmacare) · SSO · 33,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Allegany County DPW · “Georges Creek” · Wrights Crossing Pump Station · CSO · 144,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 9 ’24, 1:00 PM | LaVale Sanitary Commission · “Braddock Run” · Old Mt. Savage Road · CSO · 2.05 million gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 9 ’24, 5:30 AM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Braddock Run (designated use III-P waters)” · 1202 Lavale Ave · CSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 9 ’24, 1:20 AM | Wssc · “Storm drain that outfalls to Seneca Creek” · 19110 Liberty Mill Road · SSO · 78,384 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 10 ’24, 11:00 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Gwynns Falls” · 2000 Annapolis Rd. · SSO · 30,410 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 9 ’24, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Jennings Run” · 004/F, 006/H · CSO · 34,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 9 ’24, 7:00 AM | City of Frostburg · “Sand Spring Run and George's Creek” · 001/C, 002/D, 003/E, 009/P.2, 012/U · CSO · 94,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 9 ’24, 8:42 AM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · WWTP, Mill Race, Elizabeth Street, Oldtown Road, Bedford Street, N. Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Avirett Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 10.2 million gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 7:00 PM | Wssc · “N/A Flow goes down wooded hilly area, though woods, towards an unnamed creek, but, according to report, NOT in the creek/waterway.” · 19321 Jerusalem Road · SSO · 840 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 12:00 PM | Town of La Plata · “Stormwater structure located by the south-west corner of the building.” · 417 Charles St · SSO · 500 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 9:43 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · “Wills Creek & Potomac River” · Mill Race, Oldtown Road, Bedford Street, N. Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street · CSO · 68,200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 2:55 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Moores Run” · 5012 Denview Way · SSO · 390 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:45 AM | Washington County Department of Water Quality · “n/a” · 9403 Morning Walk Drive · SSO · 300 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:00 PM | Wssc · “UT to NW Br. Anacostia River, b/t confluence w/ Bel Pre Creek and Sligo Creek is the closest waterway.” · 513 Maestro Terrace · SSO · 805 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 11:30 PM | Federal Aviation Administration · “None - overflow did not enter storm drains” · 7061 Friendship Road · SSO · 400 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:05 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Herring Run” · 3900 Belair Rd · SSO · 71,015 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:47 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “Moores Run” · 1100 68th St · SSO · 197,000 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:00 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 428 E Preston St · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 8:25 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 1901 Falls Road · SSO · 628,045 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “None.” · 6812 Pimlico Drive (DUPLICATE) · SSO (earlier version) · 25 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to 1:30 PM | Baltimore County DPW · “NA” · 6812 Pimlico Drive · SSO · 25 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 2:15 PM | Mayor and City Council of Cumberland · North Branch Potomac River · Mill Race, Oldtown Road, Bedford Street, North Mechanic Street, Franklin Street, Valley Street, Averitt Street, Walnut Place · CSO · 269,900 gallons · notice · map | ended |
| to Aug 3 ’24, 1:00 AM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 428 E. Preston Street · SSO · 63,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 10:55 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · 1901 Falls Road · SSO · 78,995 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 11:40 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Herring Run” · 3900 Bel Air Road · SSO · 527,000 gallons · notice | ended |
| to 11:20 PM | Baltimore City DPW · “Jones Falls” · North Charles and West Lanville Streets · SSO · 10,020 gallons · notice | ended |
| to Aug 16 ’24, 11:00 AM | Anne Arundel County DPW · “N/A” · 8833 Wagner Station Road - Cox Creek · SSO · 5 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; Anne Arundel County Department of Health Recreational Water Closings and Advisories, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:27 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.