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Blended (partially treated) discharge: CITY OF FALL RIVER, Sep 1, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 00b6369a-8bd3-4258-96bc-a51b339660ff, published Sep 1, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by CITY OF FALL RIVER (MA0100382 outfall 001). Location: 41.67729, -71.19566, given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

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

point 369 m from the water

3. Modeled downstream reach

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

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 1, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Precision

Known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 1, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT

Source last updated

not given

We fetched it

2026-11-02 10:58 UTC

What and how much

Type

Blended (partially treated) discharge

Status in the record

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“Partially Treated – Blended”

Volume

not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume in the source's words

none

Advice

“Avoid contact with these water bodies for 48 hours after the discharge or overflow ceases due to increased health risks from bacteria and other pollutants. See website for more information on whether specific resource areas, such as bathing beaches, are affected.”

Advice window

48 hours

Basis

314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

What it does to the map, over time

• Advisory in effect Narragansett Bay: Discharge ongoing (no end reported yet), Sep 1, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT to Sep 8, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT
• Unresolved: no end reported Narragansett Bay: Unresolved: no end reported, Sep 8, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT to Oct 1, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT
• No current report Narragansett Bay: Unresolved: no end reported (off the map after 30 days), Oct 1, 2026, 12:02 PM EDT to Nov 30, 2026, 11:02 AM EST

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

MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/)

Record id at the source

00b6369a-8bd3-4258-96bc-a51b339660ff

Original notice

https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…

Revision of

none (first record)

Revised by

no later revision

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  "incidentNumber": "26017378",
  "incidentDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "12:02",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "Partially Treated – Blended",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF FALL RIVER",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100382",
  "outfallId": "001",
  "municipality": "FALL RIVER",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ongoing",
  "location": "Other",
  "latitude": "41.67729239",
  "longitude": "-71.19565643",
  "waterBody": "MOUNT HOPE BAY",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
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  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
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  "_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_water": {
    "no_slug": [
      "MOUNT HOPE BAY (no MA slug)"
    ]
  },
  "_advice_source": "required wording of 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g); the permittee's own advisory is only in an attachment the portal will not serve"
}