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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Ventura Regional Sanitation District, Oct 17, 2026

Not stated by the source · 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 908677, reported Oct 21, 2026, 2:37 PM PDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 15:08 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

End not confirmed on Santa Clara River. Current rule period ends Nov 16, 2026, 4:00 PM PST. This is not a water-quality test.

Why this status: End not confirmed: DirtyWaterWatch rule for missing end times.

Why we use this rule: From day 7 to day 30, the map marks the end as unconfirmed. After day 30, the record remains flagged on its report and water pages.

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Ventura Regional Sanitation District (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 4SSO10487). Outlet: “[house number removed] Lirio”. Location: 34.27600, -119.14500; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 150 metres.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names no water. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Santa Clara River, CA. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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.

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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
Ended
not reported
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
Not stated by the source
Material
“untreated sewage”
Volume
1,486 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported
“1,486 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 0 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

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
908677
Original notice
Read the original notice
Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile:908677
Source identifierca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile
Source record number908677
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportNot stated by the source
Sewer operator identifierca-ventura-regional-sanitary-district
Sewer operatorVentura Regional Sanitation District
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)4SSO10487
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet name[house number removed] Lirio
Water named in the reportNot provided
Linked waterssanta-clara-river-ca
How this report was linked to the waterthe report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude34.276
Longitude-119.145
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres150
StartedOct 17, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT (2026-10-17T17:00:00-07:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceOct 21, 2026, 2:37 PM PDT (2026-10-21T14:37:00-07:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedOct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT (2026-10-21)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM PST (2026-11-05T15:08:28Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons1,486
Volume as reported1,486 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 0 gallons reached surface water; 0 gallons recovered
How volume was determinedestimated
AuthorityCalifornia State Water Resources Control Board (CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database)
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://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": "4SSO10487",
  "enrollee_status": "Active",
  "system_name": "Saticoy S.D. CS",
  "agency_name": "Ventura Regional Sanitation District",
  "spill_event_id": "908677",
  "version": "1.1",
  "spill_status": "Draft Submitted",
  "draft_submitted_on": "21-OCT-26",
  "first_certified_on": null,
  "final_certified_on": null,
  "spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
  "location_name": "[house number removed] Lirio",
  "enrollee_notified_at": "10/17/2026 17:49",
  "crew_arrival_at": "10/17/2026 20:30",
  "start_at": "10/17/2026 17:00",
  "caloes_notified_at": "10/21/2026 14:37",
  "caloes_control_number": "26-5468",
  "technical_report_on": "21-OCT-26",
  "lat": "34.27637",
  "lon": "-119.14506",
  "appearance_points": "Lateral Clean Out (Private)",
  "volume_total_gal": "1486",
  "reached_drainage_system": "Y",
  "volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "100",
  "volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "0",
  "volume_to_surface_water_gal": "0",
  "volume_recovered_gal": "0",
  "destinations": null,
  "destination_points_given": null,
  "end_at": null,
  "causes": null,
  "failure_location": null,
  "storm_event": null,
  "response_completed_at": null,
  "receiving_water": null,
  "receiving_water_type": null,
  "public_access_impact": null,
  "closing_entity": null,
  "days_closed_or_restricted": null,
  "within_1000_ft_of_intake": null,
  "samples_collected": null,
  "spill_category": "1",
  "reached_water": true
}

Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.