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Treatment plant bypass reported — BRANFORD, Sep 13, 2026

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

Source: BRANFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 11453, 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

Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

Ended

Sep 13, 2026, 8:30 PM 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

600,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“600,000 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

• Discharge or advisory reported Branford Harbor: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT to Sep 13, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
• Discharge or advisory reported Branford Harbor: Post-discharge period applies, Sep 13, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT to Sep 15, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
• Caution Branford Harbor: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 15, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT to Sep 16, 2026, 8:30 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

11453

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 1-2\" per hour",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "09/13/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "10:00 AM",
  "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": null,
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Operators responding to alarms.",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "400,000 gallons, but ongoing currently.",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "Educated guess.",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "11453",
  "Waterbody Name": "Branford Harbor.",
  "Date Bypass Ended": "09/13/2026",
  "Event End Time": "08:30 PM",
  "Final Quantity": "600,000 gallons",
  "How was Final Volume Determined": null,
  "How incident was resolved": "Flows subsided",
  "Municipality": "Branford",
  "Address": "75 Block Island Rd, Branford, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW"
}