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Treatment plant bypass reported — DANBURY WPCF, Jul 6, 2026

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

Source: DANBURY WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10932, 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: DANBURY WPCF. Outlet: “Treatment Plant, 53 Newtown Rd, Danbury, 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

Jul 6, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT

Ended

Jul 7, 2026, 3:00 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

“Disinfected Partially Treated Raw Sewage”

Volume

“1.065 mgd” (estimated)

Volume as reported

“1.065 mgd”

Advice from DANBURY WPCF (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

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

CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)

Source record number

10932

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "Reporting Utility": "DANBURY WPCF",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Rain less than 1\" per hour",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "07/06/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "09:00 PM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Treatment Plant",
  "Type of Bypass": "Disinfected Partially Treated Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Excessive Flows - Storm Event",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "Heavy Rains caused flows to exceed 28 mgd design of secondary treatment processes",
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Operators on Duty",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "1.065 mgd",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "equalization tank flowmeter and duration of bypass",
  "Reach Waterbody": "No",
  "Request ID": "10932",
  "Waterbody Name": null,
  "Date Bypass Ended": "07/07/2026",
  "Event End Time": "03:00 AM",
  "Final Quantity": "1.065 mgd",
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": "Rain subsided and Flows dropped below the Equalization tank set point allowing all flow to proceed to secondary treatment",
  "Municipality": "Danbury",
  "Address": "53 Newtown Rd, Danbury, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
}