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Treatment plant bypass reported — NEW MILFORD, Jul 1, 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 10856, 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
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- Started
- Ended
- 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
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
- “< 100 gals by visual assessment of affected areas.” (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “< 100 gals by visual assessment of affected areas.”
Advice from NEW MILFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)
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- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- not stated
Source and versions
- Source
- CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)
- Source record number
- 10856
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ct-deep:10856 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ct-deep |
| Source record number | 10856 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Treatment plant bypass |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ct-new-milford |
| Sewer operator | NEW MILFORD |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Treatment Plant, 123 West St, New Milford, CT |
| 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 | Not provided |
| Longitude | Not provided |
| Location source | Not provided |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Jul 1, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT (2026-07-01T05:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Jul 1, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT (2026-07-01T05:30:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Not provided |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 6:20 AM EST (2026-11-02T11:20:59Z) |
| Material | Raw Sewage |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | < 100 gals by visual assessment of affected areas. |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | NEW MILFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://deepct.qscend.mygovcenter.com/cms/cms?id=1 |
Original source data
{
"Reporting Utility": "NEW MILFORD",
"Status": "Closed",
"Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
"Weather Conditions": "Rain less than 1\" per hour",
"Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "07/01/2026",
"Event Start Time": "05:00 AM",
"Location of Bypass": "Treatment Plant",
"Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
"Cause of Bypass": "Other",
"Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "Mechanical Bar Screen in headworks building was partially plugged with debris from a storm surge due to heavy rains during thunder storms.",
"How was Incident Discovered": "Incident was discovered when operators arrived at Treatment Plant and started daily inspections and workday. The incident was discovered at 7:45 am but we believe the incident started at 5:00 am and ended at 5:30 am from flow data Obtained from SCADA. upo",
"Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "< 100 gals by visual assessment of affected areas.",
"How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "A visual assessment of affected areas and took videos of all areas around headworks while doing a workaround to make sure there was no evidence of sewage debris: rags, sanitary items, toilet paper, grease balls etc. in the wooded areas near Headworks. Mos",
"Reach Waterbody": "No",
"Request ID": "10856",
"Waterbody Name": null,
"Date Bypass Ended": "07/01/2026",
"Event End Time": "05:30 AM",
"Final Quantity": "< 100 gals by visual assessment of affected areas.",
"How was Final Volume Determined": null,
"How incident was resolved": "The deluge of of flow subsided when thunder storms ended and bar screen was cleaned.",
"Municipality": "New Milford",
"Address": "123 West St, New Milford, CT",
"_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
} Source: NEW MILFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10856, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC · Read the original notice
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