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Treatment bypass reported — CARLINVILLE STP, Sep 20, 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 IL0022675:38:1, reported Sep 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: CARLINVILLE STP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, IL0022675). Outlet: not stated. Location: 39.26833, -89.87667; 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: “Briar Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Briar 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
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
“wastewater diverted around part of the treatment process”
Volume
0 gallons (measured or verified)
Volume as reported
“0 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
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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
IL0022675:38:1
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierecho-sewer-overflow:IL0022675:38:1
Source identifierecho-sewer-overflow
Source record numberIL0022675:38:1
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeTreatment bypass
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifieril-carlinville-stp
Sewer operatorCARLINVILLE STP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)IL0022675
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportBriar Creek
Linked watersbriar-creek-il
How this report was linked to the waterthe water named in the report
Latitude39.268
Longitude-89.877
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedSep 20, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT (2026-09-20T07:00:00-05:00)
EndedSep 20, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT (2026-09-20T09:00:00-05:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceSep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT (2026-09-21)
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)
Materialwastewater diverted around part of the treatment process
Volume, in gallons0
Volume as reported0 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=IL0022675&sys=ICP

Original source data

{
  "permit_identifier": "IL0022675",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "38",
  "program_report_form_id": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27477",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "due to heavy rain by passed at the plant",
  "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",
  "latitude_measure": "39.268333",
  "longitude_measure": "-89.876667",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "2.00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-09-20 07:00:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-09-20 09:00:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "ARM",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Automated Remote Monitoring",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "0.50",
  "payload_id": "320127937",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-09-21",
  "program_report_start_date": "2026-09-20",
  "program_report_end_date": "2026-09-20",
  "electronic_submission_type_code": "ES1",
  "electr_submission_type_desc": "EPA electronic reporting system",
  "program_report_npdes_data_group_number_code": "G9A",
  "transaction_type": "N",
  "types": [
    "Bypass Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [
    "Briar Creek"
  ],
  "impacts": [
    {
      "code": "NOI",
      "desc": "No observable impacts",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "code": "INT",
      "desc": "Inadequate Treatment Plant Capacity - High Levels of Inflow and/or Infiltration",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "corrective_actions": [
    {
      "code": "UWC",
      "desc": "Upgrade WWTP Capacity",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [
    {
      "code": null,
      "desc": null,
      "bypassed_equipment": "Primary treatment equipment"
    }
  ],
  "collection_system_name": null,
  "percent_collection_system_css": null,
  "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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