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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — BRANFORD, Sep 19, 2026

Not stated by the source · BRANFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard)

Source: BRANFORD (CT DEEP Performance Dashboard) via CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend), record 11503, 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: “Sewer Main, 101 Opening Hill Rd, Branford, CT”. Location: 41.30350, -72.82910; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 11 metres.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “went into a Brook behind station.”. 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.

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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 19, 2026, 10:15 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

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Status in the record

Not stated by the source

Material

“Raw Sewage”

Volume

500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“500 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

Source and versions

Source

CT DEEP CSO/SSO Performance Dashboard (QScend)

Source record number

11503

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "Reporting Utility": "BRANFORD",
  "Status": "Open",
  "Incident Type": "Sewage Bypass",
  "Weather Conditions": "Dry",
  "Date Bypass Began or was Discovered": "09/19/2026",
  "Event Start Time": "10:15 AM",
  "Location of Bypass": "Sewer Main",
  "Type of Bypass": "Raw Sewage",
  "Cause of Bypass": "Mechanical Equipment Failure",
  "Cause of Bypass Other Explanation": "Plugged check valve at pump station near where the bypass occurred",
  "How was Incident Discovered": "Reported by resident",
  "Estimated Quantity or Rate of Discharge": "500 gallons",
  "How was estimated Quantity or Rate Determined": "visual estimate",
  "Reach Waterbody": "Yes",
  "Request ID": "11503",
  "Waterbody Name": "went into a Brook behind station.",
  "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": "101 Opening Hill Rd, Branford, CT",
  "_view": "SSO DATA VIEW",
  "_dww_note": [
    "source status 'Open' with no end, started more than 7 days before the fetch: DEEP's Open flag is not maintained by operators, so this is not treated as ongoing",
    "receiving water 'went into a Brook behind station.' has no matching water record"
  ],
  "_map_point": {
    "lat": 41.3035,
    "lon": -72.8291,
    "chart": "Open SSO Bypasses by Location"
  }
}