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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Pacifica, Oct 8, 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 908527, reported Oct 8, 2026, 12:20 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: City of Pacifica (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 2SSO10100). Outlet: “Brooks Creek @ rear of [house number removed] Perez Dr.”. Location: 37.58236, -122.48798; 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: “Brooks Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Brooks 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

Oct 8, 2026, 10:25 AM PDT

Ended

Oct 8, 2026, 10:27 AM PDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Oct 8, 2026, 12:20 PM PDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

Oct 22, 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

60 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“60 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 0 gallons reached surface water; 60 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 Brooks Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 8, 2026, 10:25 AM PDT to Oct 8, 2026, 10:27 AM PDT
• Caution Brooks Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 8, 2026, 10:27 AM PDT to Oct 11, 2026, 10:27 AM 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

908527

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "region": "2",
  "wdid": "2SSO10100",
  "enrollee_status": "Active",
  "system_name": "Calera Crk Wtr Recycling Plant CS",
  "agency_name": "City of Pacifica",
  "spill_event_id": "908527",
  "version": "2.1",
  "spill_status": "Certified",
  "draft_submitted_on": "08-OCT-26",
  "first_certified_on": "22-OCT-26",
  "final_certified_on": "22-OCT-26",
  "spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
  "location_name": "Brooks Creek @ rear of [house number removed] Perez Dr.",
  "enrollee_notified_at": "10/08/2026 10:25",
  "crew_arrival_at": "10/08/2026 08:00",
  "start_at": "10/08/2026 10:25",
  "caloes_notified_at": "10/08/2026 12:20",
  "caloes_control_number": "26-5244",
  "technical_report_on": null,
  "lat": "37.58236",
  "lon": "-122.48798",
  "appearance_points": "Gravity Mainline",
  "volume_total_gal": "60",
  "reached_drainage_system": "N",
  "volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": null,
  "volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "0",
  "volume_to_surface_water_gal": "0",
  "volume_recovered_gal": "60",
  "destinations": "Other (specify below)",
  "destination_points_given": "Y",
  "end_at": "10/08/2026 10:27",
  "causes": "Damage by Others Not Related to Collection System Construction/Maintenance",
  "failure_location": "Gravity Mainline",
  "storm_event": "N",
  "response_completed_at": "10/08/2026 11:05",
  "receiving_water": "Brooks Creek",
  "receiving_water_type": "Stream/Creek",
  "public_access_impact": "Other (specify below)",
  "closing_entity": "City of Pacifica",
  "days_closed_or_restricted": "0",
  "within_1000_ft_of_intake": "Y",
  "samples_collected": "Y",
  "spill_category": "1",
  "reached_water": true,
  "destination_points": [
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      "lat": 37.582,
      "lon": -122.488
    }
  ]
}