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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Corning City, Oct 28, 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 908767, reported Oct 28, 2026, 6:15 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: Corning City (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 5SSO10805). Outlet: “Marguerite-Divisadero”. Location: 39.92967, -122.16854; 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. Not linked to a mapped water. Name match too far (8.2 km) and the report's town (corning) is not among the water's towns (Anderson, Butte City, Chico, Clarksburg).

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
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
750 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported
“750 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 0 gallons reached surface water; 500 gallons recovered”

Advice from California State Water Resources Control Board (CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database)

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Advice period
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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
908767
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:908767
Source identifierca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile
Source record number908767
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportNot stated by the source
Sewer operator identifierca-corning
Sewer operatorCorning City
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)5SSO10805
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameMarguerite-Divisadero
Water named in the reportNot provided
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude39.93
Longitude-122.169
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedOct 28, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT (2026-10-28T12:00:00-07:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceOct 28, 2026, 6:15 PM PDT (2026-10-28T18:15:00-07:00)
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedOct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT (2026-10-29)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM PST (2026-11-05T15:08:28Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons750
Volume as reported750 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 0 gallons reached surface water; 500 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": "5R",
  "wdid": "5SSO10805",
  "enrollee_status": "Active",
  "system_name": "Corning Indust/Domestic CS",
  "agency_name": "Corning City",
  "spill_event_id": "908767",
  "version": "1.1",
  "spill_status": "Draft Submitted",
  "draft_submitted_on": "29-OCT-26",
  "first_certified_on": null,
  "final_certified_on": null,
  "spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
  "location_name": "Marguerite-Divisadero",
  "enrollee_notified_at": "10/28/2026 16:25",
  "crew_arrival_at": "10/28/2026 17:10",
  "start_at": "10/28/2026 12:00",
  "caloes_notified_at": "10/28/2026 18:15",
  "caloes_control_number": "26-5598",
  "technical_report_on": null,
  "lat": "39.92967",
  "lon": "-122.16854",
  "appearance_points": "Gravity Mainline",
  "volume_total_gal": "750",
  "reached_drainage_system": "N",
  "volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "500",
  "volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "250",
  "volume_to_surface_water_gal": "0",
  "volume_recovered_gal": "500",
  "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
}

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