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Combined sewer overflow: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY, Aug 3, 2026

Ended (as reported) · LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 0d939c84-6b2b-4166-bdf9-cdbf23ec1813, published Aug 3, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MA0100633 outfall LOW027): “TILDEN STREET”. Location: 42.65092, -71.31142, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “MERRIMACK RIVER”. We place it on Merrimack River, MA. Matched by the name of the water in the source record.

3. Modeled downstream reach

No modeled reach for this record in this build.

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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

Aug 3, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT

Ended

Aug 3, 2026, 9:33 AM EDT

Precision

Known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Aug 3, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT

Source last updated

not given

We fetched it

2026-11-02 10:58 UTC

What and how much

Type

Combined sewer overflow

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“CSO – UnTreated”

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)

Source and revisions

Source

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

Record id at the source

0d939c84-6b2b-4166-bdf9-cdbf23ec1813

Original notice

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

Revision of

none (first record)

Revised by

ma-massdep:d169aada-b8de-40a8-b899-a32b2f88665c

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  "incidentId": "0d939c84-6b2b-4166-bdf9-cdbf23ec1813",
  "incidentNumber": "26017005",
  "incidentDate": "2026-08-03T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "09:15",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100633",
  "outfallId": "LOW027",
  "municipality": "LOWELL",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
  "location": "TILDEN STREET",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "MERRIMACK RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-08-03T16:47:06.63",
  "parentIncidentId": null,
  "_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_ended_note": "reported ceased; the portal gives no cessation time",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ LOW027 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "MERRIMACK RIVER",
    "confidence": "high"
  },
  "_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",
  "_ended_at_basis": "from Verified Data Report 26017870: its start + verified duration"
}