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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Sacramento Area Sewer District (merged), Sep 2, 2026
Ended (as reported) · California State Water Resources Control Board (CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database)
Source: California State Water Resources Control Board (CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database) via State Water Board CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System spill data: Cat1-2-3-Spills.txt (nightly flat file), record 908036, reported Sep 4, 2026, 2:58 PM PDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 15:08 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Sacramento Area Sewer District (merged) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 5SSO10912). Outlet: “387614”. Location: 38.65590, -121.38580; location source: given in the source record.
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “Magpie Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Magpie Creek, CA. Match basis: the water named in the report.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.
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.
When it happened and when it was reported
Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
- Started
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “untreated sewage”
- Volume
- 3,447 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “3,447 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 3,370 gallons reached surface water; 3,410 gallons recovered”
Advice from California State Water Resources Control Board (CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database)
This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.
- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- not stated
Status history from this report
- Discharge or advisory reported Magpie Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 2, 2026, 1:00 PM PDT to Sep 4, 2026, 12:10 PM PDT
- Caution Magpie Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 4, 2026, 12:10 PM PDT to Sep 7, 2026, 12:10 PM PDT
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.
Source and versions
- Source
- State Water Board CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System spill data: Cat1-2-3-Spills.txt (nightly flat file)
- Source record number
- 908036
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile:908036 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile |
| Source record number | 908036 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ca-sasd |
| Sewer operator | Sacramento Area Sewer District (merged) |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | 5SSO10912 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 387614 |
| Water named in the report | Magpie Creek |
| Linked waters | magpie-creek-ca |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 38.656 |
| Longitude | -121.386 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Sep 2, 2026, 1:00 PM PDT (2026-09-02T13:00:00-07:00) |
| Ended | Sep 4, 2026, 12:10 PM PDT (2026-09-04T12:10:00-07:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Sep 4, 2026, 2:58 PM PDT (2026-09-04T14:58:00-07:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT (2026-09-17) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM PST (2026-11-05T15:08:28Z) |
| Material | untreated sewage |
| Volume, in gallons | 3,447 |
| Volume as reported | 3,447 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 3,370 gallons reached surface water; 3,410 gallons recovered |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | California State Water Resources Control Board (CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/sso/docs/data_files/Cat1-2-3-Spills.txt |
Original source data
{
"region": "5S",
"wdid": "5SSO10912",
"enrollee_status": "Active",
"system_name": "Sacramento Area Sewer District CS",
"agency_name": "Sacramento Area Sewer District (merged)",
"spill_event_id": "908036",
"version": "1.2",
"spill_status": "Certified",
"draft_submitted_on": "09-SEP-26",
"first_certified_on": "17-SEP-26",
"final_certified_on": "17-SEP-26",
"spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
"location_name": "387614",
"enrollee_notified_at": "09/04/2026 10:08",
"crew_arrival_at": "09/04/2026 10:37",
"start_at": "09/02/2026 13:00",
"caloes_notified_at": "09/04/2026 14:58",
"caloes_control_number": "26-4542",
"technical_report_on": null,
"lat": "38.6559",
"lon": "-121.3858",
"appearance_points": "Lateral Clean Out (Private); Lateral Clean Out (Public)",
"volume_total_gal": "3447",
"reached_drainage_system": "Y",
"volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "0",
"volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "0",
"volume_to_surface_water_gal": "3370",
"volume_recovered_gal": "3410",
"destinations": "Drainage Conveyance System that discharges to surface water; Paved Surface; Street/Curb and Gutter (2 3); Surface Water; Unpaved Surface",
"destination_points_given": "Y",
"end_at": "09/04/2026 12:10",
"causes": "Debris-General",
"failure_location": "Gravity Mainline",
"storm_event": "N",
"response_completed_at": "09/05/2026 12:30",
"receiving_water": "Magpie Creek",
"receiving_water_type": "Stream/Creek",
"public_access_impact": "Other (specify below)",
"closing_entity": "N/A",
"days_closed_or_restricted": "0",
"within_1000_ft_of_intake": "N",
"samples_collected": "N",
"spill_category": "1",
"reached_water": true,
"destination_points": [
{
"lat": 38.656,
"lon": -121.386
},
{
"lat": 38.656,
"lon": -121.386
},
{
"lat": 38.655,
"lon": -121.387
},
{
"lat": 38.653,
"lon": -121.41
}
]
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.