Sanitary sewer overflow: ORANGE, Jul 9, 2026

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

Source: ORANGE (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10941, 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 ORANGE: “Sewer Main, 404 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT”. Location: no coordinates in the record or the outfall registry.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “INDIAN RIVER”. We place it on Indian 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.

Open on the main map

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: Jul 9, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Ended: Jul 9, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: not given
Source last updated: not given
We fetched it: 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC

What and how much

Type: Sanitary sewer overflow
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “Raw Sewage”
Volume: 25,000 gal (estimated)
Volume in the source's words: “Difficult to estimate based on location and size of hole in the pipe, but I would visually estimate this at 25,000 gallons”

Advice

The record carries no advice text from ORANGE (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: 10941
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:10941
`event_id`	ct-deep:10941
`source_id`	ct-deep
`source_record_id`	10941
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	sso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	ct-orange
`discharger_name`	ORANGE
`npdes_permit`	null
`outfall_id`	null
`outfall_name`	Sewer Main, 404 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT
`waterbody_text`	INDIAN RIVER
`water_slugs`	["indian-river-ct"]
`water_match`	name
`lat`	null
`lon`	null
`coord_source`	null
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-07-09T00:00:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-07-09T21:00:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	null
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T11:20:59Z
`material`	Raw Sewage
`volume_gal`	25000
`volume_text`	Difficult to estimate based on location and size of hole in the pipe, but I would visually estimate this at 25,000 gallons
`estimate_flag`	estimated
`authority`	ORANGE (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)
`advice_text`	null
`advice_window_hours`	null
`advice_window_basis`	null
`source_url`	https://deepct.qscend.mygovcenter.com/cms/cms?id=1
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/ct-deep~3A10941.json
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`duplicate_of`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

{
  "Reporting Utility": "ORANGE",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Dry",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "07/09/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "00:00 AM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Sewer Main",
  "Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Sewage Line Break, Crack or Failure",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "SEWER FORCEMAIN BROKEN.  WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED IT AT THIS TIME HOWEVER WE WILL COLLECT INFORMATION AS WE DIG AND REPAIR THE PIPE.",
  "How was Incident Discovered": "DPW EMPLOYEES DISCOVERED AS THEY WERE MOWING",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "GREATER THAN 25,000 GALLONS.  SEWAGE IS ACTIVELY GUSHING FROM THE GROUND AND FLOWING INTO ADJACENT BROOK",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "VISUAL OBSERVATION",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "10941",
  "Waterbody Name": "INDIAN RIVER",
  "Date Bypass Ended": "07/09/2026",
  "Event End Time": "09:00 PM",
  "Final Quantity": "Difficult to estimate based on location and size of hole in the pipe, but I would visually estimate this at 25,000 gallons",
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": "Brennan construction put a repair clamp on the forcemain.",
  "Municipality": "Orange",
  "Address": "404 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
}

Source: ORANGE (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 10941, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:20 UTC · notice

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