Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — KISHWAUKEE WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT WWTP SSCS, 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 IL0023027:6:1, reported Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT, retrieved 2026-11-06 08:38 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: KISHWAUKEE WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT WWTP SSCS (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, IL0023027). Outlet: not stated. Location: 41.92189, -88.76254; 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: “South Branch Kishwaukee River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to South Branch Kishwaukee River, 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: Sep 20, 2026, 10:55 AM CDT
Ended: Sep 20, 2026, 5:25 PM CDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Sep 28, 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: 234,000 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “234,000 gallons (Modeling)”

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 South Branch Kishwaukee River: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 20, 2026, 10:55 AM CDT to Sep 20, 2026, 5:25 PM CDT
Caution South Branch Kishwaukee River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 20, 2026, 5:25 PM CDT to Sep 23, 2026, 5:25 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: IL0023027:6:1
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:IL0023027:6:1
Source identifier	echo-sewer-overflow
Source record number	IL0023027:6:1
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	KISHWAUKEE WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT WWTP SSCS
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	IL0023027
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Not provided
Water named in the report	South Branch Kishwaukee River
Linked waters	south-branch-kishwaukee-river-il
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	41.922
Longitude	-88.763
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Sep 20, 2026, 10:55 AM CDT (2026-09-20T10:55:00-05:00)
Ended	Sep 20, 2026, 5:25 PM CDT (2026-09-20T17:25:00-05:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT (2026-09-28)
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	234,000
Volume as reported	234,000 gallons (Modeling)
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=IL0023027&sys=ICP

Original source data

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  "permit_identifier": "IL0023027",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "6",
  "program_report_form_id": "2",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27548",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "SSO - Trash pumps",
  "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": "MAN",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_desc": "Manhole",
  "collection_system_identifier": "001",
  "latitude_measure": "41.921895",
  "longitude_measure": "-88.762536",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "6.50",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-09-20 10:55:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-09-20 17:25:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "MOD",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Modeling",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "234000.00",
  "payload_id": "320959124",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-09-28",
  "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",
  "collection_system_owner_type_code": "CTG",
  "collection_system_owner_type_desc": "Municipality",
  "collection_system_population": "143833",
  "types": [
    "Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [
    "South Branch Kishwaukee River"
  ],
  "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": "III",
      "desc": "Implement Inflow and Infiltration Control Program",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [],
  "collection_system_name": "KISHWAUKEE WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT WWTP 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": "2"
}

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