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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept (Public Utilities), Nov 3, 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 908864, reported Nov 3, 2026, 1:51 PM PST, 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 Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept (Public Utilities) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, 9SSO10658). Outlet: “NOT-40201458797 GENESEE AVE & NORTH [house number removed] EXITE RAMP.”. Location: 32.84786, -117.20362; 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. The report names no water and the operator lists 2 receiving waters (our list of sewer operators).
3. Estimated downstream stretch
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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
- 266 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “266 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 56 gallons reached surface water; 210 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
- 908864
- 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:908864 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ca-swrcb-ciwqs-spills-flatfile |
| Source record number | 908864 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Not stated by the source |
| Sewer operator identifier | ca-san-diego-pud |
| Sewer operator | San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept (Public Utilities) |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | 9SSO10658 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | NOT-40201458797 GENESEE AVE & NORTH [house number removed] EXITE RAMP. |
| Water named in the report | Not provided |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 32.848 |
| Longitude | -117.204 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Nov 3, 2026, 11:15 AM PST (2026-11-03T11:15:00-08:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Nov 3, 2026, 1:51 PM PST (2026-11-03T13:51:00-08:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM PST (2026-11-04) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM PST (2026-11-05T15:08:28Z) |
| Material | untreated sewage |
| Volume, in gallons | 266 |
| Volume as reported | 266 gallons spilled (estimated total leaving the sewer system); 56 gallons reached surface water; 210 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": "9",
"wdid": "9SSO10658",
"enrollee_status": "Active",
"system_name": "San Diego City CS (Wastewater Collection System)",
"agency_name": "San Diego City Metropolitan Wastewater Dept (Public Utilities)",
"spill_event_id": "908864",
"version": "1.2",
"spill_status": "Draft Submitted",
"draft_submitted_on": "04-NOV-26",
"first_certified_on": null,
"final_certified_on": null,
"spill_type": "Category 1 Spill",
"location_name": "NOT-40201458797 GENESEE AVE & NORTH [house number removed] EXITE RAMP.",
"enrollee_notified_at": "11/03/2026 11:17",
"crew_arrival_at": "11/03/2026 11:32",
"start_at": "11/03/2026 11:15",
"caloes_notified_at": "11/03/2026 13:51",
"caloes_control_number": "26-5698",
"technical_report_on": null,
"lat": "32.84786",
"lon": "-117.20362",
"appearance_points": "Manhole",
"volume_total_gal": "266",
"reached_drainage_system": "Y",
"volume_recovered_from_drainage_gal": "0",
"volume_left_in_drainage_gal": "56",
"volume_to_surface_water_gal": "56",
"volume_recovered_gal": "210",
"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.