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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — South Tahoe PUD, Oct 27, 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 908721, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-05 15:08 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: South Tahoe PUD (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 6SSO11113). Outlet: “HWY 89 mile marker 19”. Location: 38.77412, -119.82649; 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 no water. No receiving water: the report says the discharge did not reach a water. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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

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Started
Ended
Detail provided by the source
Times known to the minute
Reported to the source
not given
Published
not given
Source last updated
not given
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); 50 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

Source and versions

Source
State Water Board CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System spill data: Cat1-2-3-Spills.txt (nightly flat file)
Source record number
908721
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:908721
Source identifierca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile
Source record number908721
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierca-south-tahoe-public-utility-district
Sewer operatorSouth Tahoe PUD
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)6SSO11113
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameHWY 89 mile marker 19
Water named in the reportNot provided
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude38.774
Longitude-119.826
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedOct 27, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT (2026-10-27T05:00:00-07:00)
EndedOct 27, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT (2026-10-27T09:00:00-07:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceNot provided
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedNot provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM PST (2026-11-05T15:08:28Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons50
Volume as reported50 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 50 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

{
  "region": "6A",
  "wdid": "6SSO11113",
  "enrollee_status": "Active",
  "system_name": "So. Tahoe Public Utility Dist. CS",
  "agency_name": "South Tahoe PUD",
  "spill_event_id": "908721",
  "version": "1.0",
  "spill_status": "Work In Progress",
  "draft_submitted_on": null,
  "first_certified_on": null,
  "final_certified_on": null,
  "spill_type": "Monthly Category 3 Spill",
  "location_name": "HWY 89 mile marker 19",
  "enrollee_notified_at": "10/27/2026 07:40",
  "crew_arrival_at": "10/27/2026 08:56",
  "start_at": "10/27/2026 05:00",
  "caloes_notified_at": null,
  "caloes_control_number": null,
  "technical_report_on": null,
  "lat": "38.77412",
  "lon": "-119.82649",
  "appearance_points": "Other Sewer System Structure",
  "volume_total_gal": "50",
  "reached_drainage_system": "N",
  "volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": null,
  "volume_left_in_drainage_gal": null,
  "volume_to_surface_water_gal": null,
  "volume_recovered_gal": "50",
  "destinations": "Unpaved Surface",
  "destination_points_given": null,
  "end_at": "10/27/2026 09:00",
  "causes": "Air Relief Valve (ARV)/ Blow-Off Valve (BOV) Failure",
  "failure_location": "Air Relief Valve (ARV)/ Blow-Off Valve (BOV)",
  "storm_event": "N",
  "response_completed_at": "10/27/2026 12:30",
  "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": "3",
  "reached_water": false
}

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