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Treatment plant bypass reported — BEACON FALLS, Aug 3, 2026

Ended (as reported) · BEACON FALLS (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

Source: BEACON FALLS (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 11155, 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: BEACON FALLS. Outlet: “Treatment Plant, 411 Lopus Rd, Beacon Falls, 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: “Naugatuck River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Naugatuck River, CT. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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

Aug 3, 2026, 7:00 AM 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

“Raw Sewage”

Volume

“840 GPM” (estimated)

Volume as reported

“840 GPM”

Advice from BEACON FALLS (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 Naugatuck River: Discharge record with unclear status, Aug 3, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT to Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Naugatuck River: End not confirmed, Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT to Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
• No current status shown Naugatuck River: End not confirmed, Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT to Nov 1, 2026, 6:00 AM EST

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 16:21 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)

Source record number

11155

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "Reporting Utility": "BEACON FALLS",
  "Status": "Closed",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Rain 2-3\" per hour",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "08/03/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "07:00 AM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Treatment Plant",
  "Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Excessive Flows - Storm Event",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": null,
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Start of workday",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "840 GPM",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "Flow chart",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "11155",
  "Waterbody Name": "Naugatuck River",
  "Date Bypass Ended": null,
  "Event End Time": null,
  "Final Quantity": null,
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": null,
  "Municipality": "Beacon Falls",
  "Address": "411 Lopus Rd, Beacon Falls, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW",
  "_dww_note": [
    "receiving water 'Naugatuck River' has no matching water record"
  ]
}