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Sanitary sewer overflow: Waterbury WPCF, May 13, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Waterbury WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

Source: Waterbury WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10651, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC · notice

Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST: the windows on the methods page have passed, or the record has no time to count from.

A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by Waterbury WPCF (CT0100625): “Lateral - Private, 225 Bishop St, Waterbury, CT”. Location: no coordinates in the record or the outfall registry.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Naugatuck river”. Not placed on a tracked water.

3. Modeled downstream reach

Not modeled: the reach model runs on rivers above the head of tide only.

When: three different times

The time of the event, the time the source reported, published or updated it, and the time we fetched it are kept apart. Times are shown in New England time; the record keeps the original offsets.

Started
Ended
Precision
Known to the minute
Reported to the source
not given
Published
not given
Source last updated
not given
We fetched it

What and how much

Type
Sanitary sewer overflow
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“Raw Sewage”
Volume
50 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words
“DPH determined the final quantity to be 50 gallons”

Advice

The record carries no advice text from Waterbury WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard).

Advice window
not stated in the record; the state's window on the methods page applies
Basis
not stated

Source and revisions

Source
CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)
Record id at the source
10651
Original notice
https://deepct.qscend.mygovcenter.com/cms/cms?id=1
Revision of
none (first record)
Revised by
no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ct-deep:10651
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source_record_id10651
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event_typesso
statusended
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discharger_nameWaterbury WPCF
npdes_permitCT0100625
outfall_idnull
outfall_nameLateral - Private, 225 Bishop St, Waterbury, CT
waterbody_textNaugatuck river
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water_matchnone
latnull
lonnull
coord_sourcenull
coord_precision_mnull
started_at2026-05-13T10:00:00-04:00
ended_at2026-05-14T09:45:00-04:00
time_precisionminute
reported_atnull
published_atnull
source_updated_atnull
fetched_at2026-11-02T11:20:59Z
materialRaw Sewage
volume_gal50
volume_textDPH determined the final quantity to be 50 gallons
estimate_flagunknown
authorityWaterbury WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)
advice_textnull
advice_window_hoursnull
advice_window_basisnull
source_urlhttps://deepct.qscend.mygovcenter.com/cms/cms?id=1
parse_errornull
fixturefalse
fileevents/ct-deep~3A10651.json
placement_notenull
unplaced_reasonnull
set_asidenull
supersedednull
duplicate_ofnull
reachnull
reach_bandnull

The source's record (raw)

{
  "Reporting Utility": "WATERBURY WPCF",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Dry",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "05/13/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "10:00 AM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Lateral - Private",
  "Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Sewage Line Blockage - Other",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "Blockage in private lateral",
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Phone call from the Fire Dept",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "25 gallons",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "Visual",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "10651",
  "Waterbody Name": "Naugatuck river",
  "Date Bypass Ended": "05/14/2026",
  "Event End Time": "09:45 AM",
  "Final Quantity": "DPH determined the final quantity to be 50 gallons",
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": "•\tCase was assigned to Inspector Wood on 05/13/2026.•\tInspector Wood spoke with the Landlord on 05/13/2026 and the LL stated that he would have the blockage abated and cleaned with in 24hr. •\tOn 05/14/2026, the re-inspection was conducted and the se",
  "Municipality": "Waterbury",
  "Address": "225 Bishop St, Waterbury, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW",
  "_dww_note": [
    "receiving water 'Naugatuck river' has no matching water record"
  ]
}

Source: Waterbury WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10651, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC · notice

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