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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — San Mateo City, Sep 12, 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 908079, reported Sep 12, 2026, 4:11 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: San Mateo City (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 2SSO10183). Outlet: “[house number removed] Fiesta Drive”. Location: 37.54925, -122.29855; 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: “San Mateo Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to San Mateo Creek, CA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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

Sep 12, 2026, 2:15 PM PDT

Ended

Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Sep 12, 2026, 4:11 PM PDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 15:08 UTC

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

1,500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1,500 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 1,300 gallons reached surface water; 200 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 San Mateo Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 12, 2026, 2:15 PM PDT to Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT
• Caution San Mateo Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 12, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT to Sep 15, 2026, 3:00 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

908079

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "region": "2",
  "wdid": "2SSO10183",
  "enrollee_status": "Active",
  "system_name": "San Mateo CIty CS",
  "agency_name": "San Mateo City",
  "spill_event_id": "908079",
  "version": "1.1",
  "spill_status": "Certified",
  "draft_submitted_on": null,
  "first_certified_on": "29-SEP-26",
  "final_certified_on": "29-SEP-26",
  "spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
  "location_name": "[house number removed] Fiesta Drive",
  "enrollee_notified_at": "09/12/2026 14:15",
  "crew_arrival_at": "09/12/2026 14:35",
  "start_at": "09/12/2026 14:15",
  "caloes_notified_at": "09/12/2026 16:11",
  "caloes_control_number": "26-4728",
  "technical_report_on": null,
  "lat": "37.54925",
  "lon": "-122.29855",
  "appearance_points": "Manhole",
  "volume_total_gal": "1500",
  "reached_drainage_system": "Y",
  "volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "200",
  "volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "1300",
  "volume_to_surface_water_gal": "1300",
  "volume_recovered_gal": "200",
  "destinations": "Drainage Conveyance System",
  "destination_points_given": "Y",
  "end_at": "09/12/2026 15:00",
  "causes": "Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG)",
  "failure_location": "Gravity Mainline",
  "storm_event": "N",
  "response_completed_at": "09/12/2026 16:30",
  "receiving_water": "San Mateo Creek",
  "receiving_water_type": "Stream/Creek",
  "public_access_impact": "Other (specify below)",
  "closing_entity": "none",
  "days_closed_or_restricted": "0",
  "within_1000_ft_of_intake": "N",
  "samples_collected": "N",
  "spill_category": "1",
  "reached_water": true,
  "destination_points": [
    {
      "lat": 37.551,
      "lon": -122.3
    }
  ]
}