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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — San Dimas City, Oct 17, 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 908675, reported Oct 21, 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: San Dimas City (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 4SSO10425). Outlet: “2387-0195 ([house number removed] Paseo Dorado, San Dimas, CA 91773)”. Location: 34.07136, -117.83028; 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 Jose Creek, Walnut Creek, and San Gabriel River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Walnut Creek, CA. Match basis: the water named in the report.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
No downstream estimate is available for this report.
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
- 50 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “50 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 20 gallons reached surface water; 30 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 Walnut Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 17, 2026, 8:12 AM PDT to Oct 17, 2026, 8:40 AM PDT
- Caution Walnut Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 17, 2026, 8:40 AM PDT to Oct 20, 2026, 8:40 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
- 908675
- 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:908675 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile |
| Source record number | 908675 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ca-san-dimas |
| Sewer operator | San Dimas City |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | 4SSO10425 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 2387-0195 ([house number removed] Paseo Dorado, San Dimas, CA 91773) |
| Water named in the report | San Jose Creek, Walnut Creek, and San Gabriel River |
| Linked waters | walnut-creek-san-dimas-ca |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 34.071 |
| Longitude | -117.83 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Oct 17, 2026, 8:12 AM PDT (2026-10-17T08:12:00-07:00) |
| Ended | Oct 17, 2026, 8:40 AM PDT (2026-10-17T08:40:00-07:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT (2026-10-21) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT (2026-10-29) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM PST (2026-11-05T15:08:28Z) |
| Material | untreated sewage |
| Volume, in gallons | 50 |
| Volume as reported | 50 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 20 gallons reached surface water; 30 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
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"region": "4",
"wdid": "4SSO10425",
"enrollee_status": "Active",
"system_name": "San Dimas City CS",
"agency_name": "San Dimas City",
"spill_event_id": "908675",
"version": "1.2",
"spill_status": "Certified",
"draft_submitted_on": "21-OCT-26",
"first_certified_on": "29-OCT-26",
"final_certified_on": "29-OCT-26",
"spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
"location_name": "2387-0195 ([house number removed] Paseo Dorado, San Dimas, CA 91773)",
"enrollee_notified_at": "10/17/2026 08:30",
"crew_arrival_at": "10/17/2026 10:00",
"start_at": "10/17/2026 08:12",
"caloes_notified_at": null,
"caloes_control_number": null,
"technical_report_on": null,
"lat": "34.07136",
"lon": "-117.83028",
"appearance_points": "Manhole",
"volume_total_gal": "50",
"reached_drainage_system": "Y",
"volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "30",
"volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "20",
"volume_to_surface_water_gal": "20",
"volume_recovered_gal": "30",
"destinations": "Drainage Conveyance System that discharges to surface water; Paved Surface; Street/Curb and Gutter (2 3)",
"destination_points_given": "Y",
"end_at": "10/17/2026 08:40",
"causes": "Debris from Lateral; Other (specify below)",
"failure_location": "Gravity Mainline",
"storm_event": "N",
"response_completed_at": "10/17/2026 11:45",
"receiving_water": "San Jose Creek, Walnut Creek, and San Gabriel River",
"receiving_water_type": "River; 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": 34.071,
"lon": -117.83
},
{
"lat": 34.071,
"lon": -117.83
}
]
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.