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Treatment plant bypass reported — NEW MILFORD, Jun 12, 2026

Ended (as reported) · NEW MILFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

Source: NEW MILFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10762, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: NEW MILFORD. Outlet: “Treatment Plant, 123 West St, New Milford, CT”. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

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.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT

Ended

Jun 12, 2026, 7:15 AM EDT

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

2026-11-02 11:20 UTC

What and how much

Type

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“Raw Sewage”

Volume

5,511 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“5511 gallons.”

Advice from NEW MILFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

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Basis

not stated

Source and versions

Source

CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)

Source record number

10762

Original notice

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Earlier version

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Later versions

None

{
  "Reporting Utility": "NEW MILFORD",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Dry",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "06/12/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "06:30 AM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Treatment Plant",
  "Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Electrical Equipment Failure",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "Loss of purchase power",
  "How was Incident Discovered": "No power on arrival at treatment plant by operator on call.",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "1000",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "Pump rates",
  "Reach Waterbody": "No",
  "Request ID": "10762",
  "Waterbody Name": null,
  "Date Bypass Ended": "06/12/2026",
  "Event End Time": "07:15 AM",
  "Final Quantity": "5511 gallons.",
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": "The bar screen was cleaned, emergency power was enabled at 7:15 and purchase power was restored at 4:00 pm.",
  "Municipality": "New Milford",
  "Address": "123 West St, New Milford, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
}