Sanitary sewer overflow: TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN WWCS, Sep 27, 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 (eRule Phase 2, current versions), record RISS00008:2:1, reported Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST: the windows on the methods page have passed, or the record has no time to count from.

A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN WWCS (RISS00008). Location: 41.58409, -71.45921, given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Cocumcussoc Brook”. We place it on Narragansett Bay, MA. Matched by the record's coordinates to the nearest tracked water.

point 194 m from the water

3. Modeled downstream reach

Not modeled: the reach model runs on rivers above the head of tide only.

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Open on the main map

When: three different times

The time of the event, the time the source reported, published or updated it, and the time we fetched it are kept apart. Times are shown in New England time; the record keeps the original offsets.

Started: Sep 27, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Ended: Sep 28, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Published: Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Source last updated: Oct 30, 2026, 7:11 AM EDT
We fetched it: 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC

What and how much

Type: Sanitary sewer overflow
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “untreated sewage”
Volume: 8,500 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words: “8,500 gallons (Other)”

Advice

The record carries no advice text from EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators).

Advice window: not stated in the record; the state's window on the methods page applies
Basis: not stated

What it does to the map, over time

Advisory in effect Narragansett Bay: Discharge in progress, Sep 27, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT to Sep 28, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT
Advisory in effect Narragansett Bay: Within the authority's advice window after the discharge ended, Sep 28, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT to Sep 30, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT
Caution Narragansett Bay: Within the site's caution window after the discharge ended (data/rules.json), Sep 30, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT

Source: intervals computed by DirtyWaterWatch (build/status.py) from this record and the rules on the methods page, as of 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC.

Source and revisions

Source: ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset (eRule Phase 2, current versions)
Record id at the source: RISS00008:2:1
Original notice: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=RISS00008&sys=ICP
Revision of: none (first record)
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event echo-sewer-overflow:RISS00008:2:1
`event_id`	echo-sewer-overflow:RISS00008:2:1
`source_id`	echo-sewer-overflow
`source_record_id`	RISS00008:2:1
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	sso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	null
`discharger_name`	TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN WWCS
`npdes_permit`	RISS00008
`outfall_id`	null
`outfall_name`	null
`waterbody_text`	Cocumcussoc Brook
`water_slugs`	["narragansett-bay-ma"]
`water_match`	geometry
`lat`	41.58409
`lon`	-71.459214
`coord_source`	source
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-09-27T17:00:00
`ended_at`	2026-09-28T01:00:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	2026-10-06
`published_at`	2026-10-30
`source_updated_at`	2026-10-30T11:11:23Z
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T11:54:48Z
`material`	untreated sewage
`volume_gal`	8500
`volume_text`	8,500 gallons (Other)
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators)
`advice_text`	null
`advice_window_hours`	null
`advice_window_basis`	null
`source_url`	https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=RISS00008&sys=ICP
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/echo-sewer-overflow~3ARISS00008~3A2~3A1.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	point 194 m from the water
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

{
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_key": "27668",
  "permit_identifier": "RISS00008",
  "program_report_form_set_id": "2",
  "program_report_form_id": "1",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_event_id_ext": "1",
  "program_report_received_date": "2026-10-06",
  "program_report_start_date": "2026-09-27",
  "program_report_end_date": "2026-09-27",
  "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": "321600180",
  "transaction_type": "N",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_description_text": "SSO due to PLC 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": "MAN",
  "sewer_overflow_structure_type_desc": "Manhole",
  "collection_system_identifier": "001",
  "latitude_measure": "41.584090",
  "longitude_measure": "-71.459214",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_duration_hours": "8.00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_start_datetime": "2026-09-27 17:00:00",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_end_datetime": "2026-09-28 01:00:00",
  "discharge_quantification_method_code": "OTH",
  "discharge_quantification_method_desc": "Other",
  "sewer_overflow_bypass_discharge_volume_gallons": "8500.00",
  "event_transaction_type": "N",
  "collection_system_owner_type_code": "CTG",
  "collection_system_owner_type_desc": "Municipality",
  "collection_system_population": "1532",
  "types": [
    "Sanitary Sewer Overflow Event"
  ],
  "receiving_waters": [
    "Cocumcussoc Brook"
  ],
  "impacts": [
    {
      "code": "NOI",
      "desc": "No observable impacts",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "code": "PSF",
      "desc": "Pump Station - Electrical Failure",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "corrective_actions": [
    {
      "code": "PAS",
      "desc": "Pumping Around Blockage or Break (using septage hauler)",
      "other": null
    },
    {
      "code": "DIS",
      "desc": "Disinfection Treatment of Sewer Overflow or Bypass",
      "other": null
    },
    {
      "code": "PSR",
      "desc": "Pump Station Repair",
      "other": null
    }
  ],
  "treatment": [],
  "collection_system_name": "TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN WWCS",
  "percent_collection_system_css": "0",
  "reached_water_rule": "receiving water named",
  "timezone_note": "ECHO gives event times without a timezone; recorded as given (presumably local time)",
  "report_version": "1"
}

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