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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — BELLEVILLE STP #1, CITY OF, Sep 10, 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 IL0021873:33:1, reported Sep 14, 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: BELLEVILLE STP #1, CITY OF (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, IL0021873). Outlet: 038. Location: 38.49778, -89.97694; location source: given in the source record.

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

Source: EPA ECHO wastewater outlet records, permit IL0021873, outlet 038. Location linked by DirtyWaterWatch.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Richland Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Richland Creek, IL. Match basis: the outlet's permit and number in EPA and state records.

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).

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What and how much

Type
Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“combined sewage and stormwater”
Volume
72.34 million gallons (measured or verified)
Volume as reported
“72,340,000 gallons (Automated Remote Monitoring)”

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

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
IL0021873:33:1
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
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Record details

Record details
Record identifierecho-sewer-overflow:IL0021873:33:1
Source identifierecho-sewer-overflow
Source record numberIL0021873:33:1
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeCombined sewer overflow (CSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifieril-belleville-stp-1-city-of
Sewer operatorBELLEVILLE STP #1, CITY OF
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)IL0021873
Outlet number038
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportRichland Creek
Linked watersrichland-creek-il
How this report was linked to the waterthe outlet's permit and number in EPA and state records
Latitude38.498
Longitude-89.977
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedSep 10, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT (2026-09-10T07:00:00-05:00)
EndedSep 11, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT (2026-09-11T19:30:00-05:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceSep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT (2026-09-14)
PublishedNov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM CST (2026-11-04)
Source last updatedNov 4, 2026, 6:21 AM CST (2026-11-04T12:21:15Z)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 6, 2026, 2:38 AM CST (2026-11-06T08:38:59Z)
Materialcombined sewage and stormwater
Volume, in gallons72,340,000
Volume as reported72,340,000 gallons (Automated Remote Monitoring)
How volume was determinedmeasured or verified
AuthorityEPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators)
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=IL0021873&sys=ICP

Original source data

{
  "permit_identifier": "IL0021873",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "33",
  "program_report_form_id": "2",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27407",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "Lagoon Discharge",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_reporting_requirement_code": "3",
  "sewer_overflow_reporting_requirement_desc": "Wet-weather CSO reporting requirement not related to noncompliance reporting",
  "wet_weather_occurance_indicator": "Y",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_code": "CSO",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_desc": "CSO Outfall",
  "collection_system_identifier": "001",
  "permitted_feature_identifier": "038",
  "latitude_measure": "38.497778",
  "longitude_measure": "-89.976944",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "36.50",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-09-10 07:00:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-09-11 19:30:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "ARM",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Automated Remote Monitoring",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "72340000.00",
  "payload_id": "319470852",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-09-14",
  "program_report_start_date": "2026-09-10",
  "program_report_end_date": "2026-09-10",
  "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": "42404",
  "types": [
    "Combined Sewer Overflow Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [
    "Richland Creek"
  ],
  "impacts": [
    {
      "code": "NOI",
      "desc": "No observable impacts",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "code": "HLI",
      "desc": "High Levels of Inflow and/or Infiltration",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "corrective_actions": [
    {
      "code": "DIS",
      "desc": "Disinfection Treatment of Sewer Overflow or Bypass",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [],
  "collection_system_name": "BELLEVILLE STP #1, CITY OF SSCS",
  "percent_collection_system_css": "50",
  "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": "2"
}

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