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Treatment plant bypass reported — BRANFORD, Jul 21, 2026

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

Source: BRANFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 11028, 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: BRANFORD. Outlet: “Treatment Plant, 75 Block Island Rd, Branford, 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: “Branford Harbor”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Branford Harbor, CT. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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

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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 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Ended

not reported

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

“Fully treated sewage from WWTP”

Volume

300,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“300,000 gallons”

Advice from BRANFORD (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

Status history from this report

• Caution Branford Harbor: Discharge record with unclear status, Jul 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT to Aug 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
• End not confirmed Branford Harbor: End not confirmed, Aug 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT to Aug 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
• No current status shown Branford Harbor: End not confirmed, Aug 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT to Oct 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 15:57 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)

Source record number

11028

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "Reporting Utility": "BRANFORD",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Rain less than 1\" per hour",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "07/21/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "04:00 PM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Treatment Plant",
  "Type of Bypass": "Fully treated sewage from WWTP",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Excessive Flows - Storm Event",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": null,
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Plant operators onsite during storm event were alerted by alarm system.",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "300,000 gallons",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "educated guess",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "11028",
  "Waterbody Name": "Branford Harbor",
  "Date Bypass Ended": null,
  "Event End Time": null,
  "Final Quantity": null,
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": null,
  "Municipality": "Branford",
  "Address": "75 Block Island Rd, Branford, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
}