Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — JAFFREY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, Sep 12, 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) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset, record NH0100595:10:1, reported Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 15:54 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: JAFFREY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NH0100595). Outlet: not stated. Location: 42.81425, -72.02377; 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 no water. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Contoocook River, NH. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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 12, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT
Ended: Sep 12, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Published: Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EST
Source last updated: Nov 2, 2026, 7:15 AM EST
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 15:54 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: 100 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “100 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 Contoocook River: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 12, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT to Sep 12, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT
Discharge or advisory reported Contoocook River: Post-discharge period applies, Sep 12, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT to Sep 15, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 15:57 UTC.

Source and versions

Source: ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset
Source record number: NH0100595:10:1
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:NH0100595:10:1
Source identifier	echo-sewer-overflow
Source record number	NH0100595:10:1
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	Not provided
Sewer operator	JAFFREY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NH0100595
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Not provided
Water named in the report	Not provided
Linked waters	contoocook-river-nh
How this report was linked to the water	the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude	42.814
Longitude	-72.024
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Sep 12, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT (2026-09-12T15:30:00)
Ended	Sep 12, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT (2026-09-12T17:30:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT (2026-09-14)
Published	Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EST (2026-11-02)
Source last updated	Nov 2, 2026, 7:15 AM EST (2026-11-02T12:15:51Z)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 2, 2026, 10:54 AM EST (2026-11-02T15:54:40Z)
Material	untreated sewage
Volume, in gallons	100
Volume as reported	100 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=NH0100595&sys=ICP

Original source data

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  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27395",
  "permit_identifier": "NH0100595",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "10",
  "program_report_form_id": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "1",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-09-14",
  "program_report_start_date": "2026-09-12",
  "program_report_end_date": "2026-09-12",
  "electronic_submission_type_code": "ES1",
  "electr_submission_type_desc": "EPA electronic reporting system",
  "program_report_npdes_data_group_number_code": "G9A",
  "program_report_npdes_data_group_desc": "Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Report ",
  "payload_id": "319431966",
  "transaction_type": "N",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "SSO in front of 8 River Street",
  "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": "42.814251",
  "longitude_measure": "-72.023769",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "2.00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-09-12 15:30:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-09-12 17:30:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "BPJ",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Best Professional Judgement",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "100.00",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "collection_system_owner_type_code": "CTG",
  "collection_system_owner_type_desc": "Municipality",
  "collection_system_population": "999",
  "types": [
    "Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [],
  "impacts": [
    {
      "code": "NOI",
      "desc": "No observable impacts",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "code": "BPC",
      "desc": "Broken Pipe - Caused by Construction or Maintenance Activity",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "corrective_actions": [
    {
      "code": "FBP",
      "desc": "Fix Broken Pipe",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [],
  "collection_system_name": "JAFFREY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM",
  "percent_collection_system_css": "0",
  "reached_water_rule": "text names a water (river)",
  "timezone_note": "ECHO gives event times without a timezone; recorded as given (presumably local time)",
  "report_version": "1"
}

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