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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Oakland City DPW, Sep 24, 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 908260, reported Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 AM 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: Oakland City DPW (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 2SSO11204). Outlet: “[house number removed] Saroni Drive, Oakland Ca”. Location: 37.83504, -122.19941; 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: “Sausal Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Sausal 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 24, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT

Ended

Sep 24, 2026, 1:37 PM PDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

Oct 8, 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

485 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“485 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 485 gallons reached surface water; 0 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 Sausal Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT to Sep 24, 2026, 1:37 PM PDT
• Caution Sausal Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 24, 2026, 1:37 PM PDT to Sep 27, 2026, 1:37 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

908260

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "region": "2",
  "wdid": "2SSO11204",
  "enrollee_status": "Active",
  "system_name": "Oakland City CS",
  "agency_name": "Oakland City DPW",
  "spill_event_id": "908260",
  "version": "1.3",
  "spill_status": "Certified",
  "draft_submitted_on": "28-SEP-26",
  "first_certified_on": "08-OCT-26",
  "final_certified_on": "08-OCT-26",
  "spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
  "location_name": "[house number removed] Saroni Drive, Oakland Ca",
  "enrollee_notified_at": "09/24/2026 12:13",
  "crew_arrival_at": "09/24/2026 13:23",
  "start_at": "09/24/2026 12:00",
  "caloes_notified_at": null,
  "caloes_control_number": null,
  "technical_report_on": null,
  "lat": "37.83504",
  "lon": "-122.19941",
  "appearance_points": "Manhole",
  "volume_total_gal": "485",
  "reached_drainage_system": "Y",
  "volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "0",
  "volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "485",
  "volume_to_surface_water_gal": "485",
  "volume_recovered_gal": "0",
  "destinations": "Drainage Conveyance System that discharges to surface water; Street/Curb and Gutter (2 3)",
  "destination_points_given": "Y",
  "end_at": "09/24/2026 13:37",
  "causes": "Root Intrusion",
  "failure_location": "Gravity Mainline",
  "storm_event": "N",
  "response_completed_at": "09/24/2026 19:30",
  "receiving_water": "Sausal 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": 37.835,
      "lon": -122.199
    }
  ]
}