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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — SANGAMON COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT , Oct 7, 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 IL0021971:25:1, reported Oct 8, 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: SANGAMON COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, IL0021971). Outlet: not stated. Location: 39.80693, -89.69140; 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: “Spring Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Spring 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).

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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
25 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported
“25 gallons (Best Professional Judgement)”

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

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Advice period
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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
IL0021971:25:1
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:IL0021971:25:1
Source identifierecho-sewer-overflow
Source record numberIL0021971:25:1
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifieril-sangamon-county-water-reclamation-district
Sewer operatorSANGAMON COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)IL0021971
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportSpring Creek
Linked watersspring-creek-capital-il
How this report was linked to the waterthe water named in the report
Latitude39.807
Longitude-89.691
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedOct 7, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT (2026-10-07T19:30:00-05:00)
EndedOct 8, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT (2026-10-08T18:00:00-05:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceOct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT (2026-10-08)
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)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons25
Volume as reported25 gallons (Best Professional Judgement)
How volume was determinedestimated
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=IL0021971&sys=ICP

Original source data

{
  "permit_identifier": "IL0021971",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "25",
  "program_report_form_id": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27747",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "sewer line collapse driven by roots infiltration and structural failure",
  "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": "N",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_code": "BRO",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_desc": "Broken Pipe",
  "collection_system_identifier": "001",
  "latitude_measure": "39.806928",
  "longitude_measure": "-89.691397",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "22.50",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-10-07 19:30:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-10-08 18:00:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "BPJ",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Best Professional Judgement",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "25.00",
  "payload_id": "321772693",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-10-08",
  "program_report_start_date": "2026-10-07",
  "program_report_end_date": "2026-10-08",
  "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": "41000",
  "types": [
    "Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [
    "Spring Creek"
  ],
  "impacts": [
    {
      "code": "ODO",
      "desc": "Odors",
      "other": null
    },
    {
      "code": "AEI",
      "desc": "Aesthetic impairment",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "code": "BTR",
      "desc": "Blockage - Tree Roots",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "corrective_actions": [
    {
      "code": "OTH",
      "desc": "Other",
      "other": "Point repair at structural failure"
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [],
  "collection_system_name": "SANGAMON COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT  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": "1"
}

Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.