Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER - FISHER STP SSCS, Aug 15, 2026

Ended (as reported) · EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators)

Source: EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators), record IL0021016:3:2, reported Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT, retrieved 2026-11-06 08:38 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER - FISHER STP SSCS (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, IL0021016). Outlet: not stated. Location: 40.31012, -88.34170; location source: given in the source record.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Owl Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Owl Creek, IL. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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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 15, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT
Ended: Aug 18, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
Published: Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
Source last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 6:21 AM CST
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-06 08:38 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: Ended (as reported)
Material: “untreated sewage”
Volume: 837,000 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “837,000 gallons (Best Professional Judgement)”

Advice from EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators)

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 Owl Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 15, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT to Aug 18, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT
Caution Owl Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 18, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT to Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.

Source and versions

Source: Public source
Source record number: IL0021016:3:2
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	echo-sewer-overflow:IL0021016:3:2
Source identifier	echo-sewer-overflow
Source record number	IL0021016:3:2
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER - FISHER STP SSCS
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	IL0021016
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Not provided
Water named in the report	Owl Creek
Linked waters	owl-creek-il
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	40.31
Longitude	-88.342
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Aug 15, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT (2026-08-15T11:30:00-05:00)
Ended	Aug 18, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT (2026-08-18T17:00:00-05:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT (2026-08-21)
Published	Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM CST (2026-11-04)
Source last updated	Nov 4, 2026, 6:21 AM CST (2026-11-04T12:21:15Z)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 6, 2026, 2:38 AM CST (2026-11-06T08:38:59Z)
Material	untreated sewage
Volume, in gallons	837,000
Volume as reported	837,000 gallons (Best Professional Judgement)
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators)
Advice	Not provided
Advice period, in hours	Not provided
Basis of the advice period	Not provided
Original notice	https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=IL0021016&sys=ICP

Original source data

{
  "permit_identifier": "IL0021016",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "3",
  "program_report_form_id": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27171",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "2",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "August 15th Fisher plant overflow due to wet weather",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_reporting_requirement_code": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_reporting_requirement_desc": "5-day reporting for noncompliance that may endanger health or the environment",
  "wet_weather_occurance_indicator": "Y",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_code": "OTH",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_desc": "Other",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_code_other_text": "Storm Lagoon",
  "collection_system_identifier": "001",
  "latitude_measure": "40.310119",
  "longitude_measure": "-88.341700",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "77.50",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-08-15 11:30:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-08-18 17:00:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "BPJ",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Best Professional Judgement",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "837000.00",
  "payload_id": "317360909",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-08-21",
  "program_report_start_date": "2026-08-15",
  "program_report_end_date": "2026-08-21",
  "electronic_submission_type_code": "ES1",
  "electr_submission_type_desc": "EPA electronic reporting system",
  "program_report_npdes_data_group_number_code": "G9A",
  "transaction_type": "N",
  "collection_system_owner_type_code": "CTG",
  "collection_system_owner_type_desc": "Municipality",
  "collection_system_population": "2062",
  "types": [
    "Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [
    "Owl Creek"
  ],
  "impacts": [
    {
      "code": "AEI",
      "desc": "Aesthetic impairment",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "code": "OCN",
      "desc": "Other Cause in Sewer Collection System - Not Elsewhere Specified",
      "other": "storm lagoon overflow due to record rain event"
    }
  ],
  "corrective_actions": [
    {
      "code": "OTH",
      "desc": "Other",
      "other": "increase storm lagoon intake back to plant"
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [],
  "collection_system_name": "ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER - FISHER STP SSCS",
  "percent_collection_system_css": "0",
  "reached_water_rule": "receiving water named",
  "timezone_note": "ECHO gives event times without a timezone; read as America/Chicago, the permit's state's zone (a fall-back hour that happens twice is read as the first)",
  "report_version": "1"
}

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