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Sanitary sewer overflow: DERBY, May 19, 2026

Ended (as reported) · DERBY (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

Source: DERBY (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10679, 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.

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1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by DERBY (CT0100161): “Sewer Main, CT-8, Derby, CT”. Location: no coordinates in the record or the outfall registry.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Housatonic River”. We place it on Housatonic River, CT. Matched by the name of the water in the source record.

3. Modeled downstream reach

No modeled reach for this record in this build.

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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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
“TBD” (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words
“TBD”

Advice

The record carries no advice text from DERBY (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
10679
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:10679
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source_record_id10679
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event_typesso
statusended
discharger_idct-derby-wpcf
discharger_nameDERBY
npdes_permitCT0100161
outfall_idnull
outfall_nameSewer Main, CT-8, Derby, CT
waterbody_textHousatonic River
water_slugs["housatonic-river-ct"]
water_matchname
latnull
lonnull
coord_sourcenull
coord_precision_mnull
started_at2026-05-19T07:00:00-04:00
ended_at2026-05-20T17:00:00-04:00
time_precisionminute
reported_atnull
published_atnull
source_updated_atnull
fetched_at2026-11-02T11:20:59Z
materialRaw Sewage
volume_galnull
volume_textTBD
estimate_flagunknown
authorityDERBY (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~3A10679.json
placement_notenull
unplaced_reasonnull
set_asidenull
supersedednull
duplicate_ofnull
reachnull
reach_bandnull

The source's record (raw)

{
  "Reporting Utility": "DERBY",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Dry",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "05/19/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "07:00 AM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Sewer Main",
  "Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Sewage Line Broken by Contractor or other utility",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "On 5/19/2026 at approximately 7am we were contacted by Chris Goddard of Empire Paving, who reported that during the overnight construction on the Rt 8 Median they struck our 18 inch sewer siphon main line. He reported that the damage occurred approximatel",
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Contractor from Empire Paving notified WPCA",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "Estimated to be 5-10 GPM",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "Visually",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "10679",
  "Waterbody Name": "Housatonic River",
  "Date Bypass Ended": "05/20/2026",
  "Event End Time": "05:00 PM",
  "Final Quantity": "TBD",
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": "Mechanical By-pass pumping was set up to divert the flow from Rt-8 to Seymour Ave on Wednesday May 20th, at approximately 5pm. By-pass pumps will remain fully operational until the proper repairs have been made.",
  "Municipality": "Derby",
  "Address": "CT-8, Derby, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
}

Source: DERBY (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10679, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC · notice

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