Combined sewer overflow: BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION, Sep 28, 2026

Ended (as reported) · BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca, published Oct 14, 2026, 12:24 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 BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MA0101192 outfall BOS019): “JUST NW OF TOBIN BRIDGE AND 16TH ST”. Location: 42.37996, -71.05102, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “LITTLE MYSTIC CHANNEL”. Not placed on a tracked 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.

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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: Sep 28, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT
Ended: Sep 28, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: Oct 14, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT
Source last updated: not given
We fetched it: 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC

What and how much

Type: Combined sewer overflow
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “CSO – UnTreated”
Volume: 13,380 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words: “13380”

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.”
BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal) · 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

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: 0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca
Original notice: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of: ma-massdep:1023ccc5-faa5-4a5c-b3ca-9bc94e66fc7a
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca
`event_id`	ma-massdep:0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca
`source_id`	ma-massdep
`source_record_id`	0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca
`parent_event_id`	ma-massdep:1023ccc5-faa5-4a5c-b3ca-9bc94e66fc7a
`event_type`	cso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	ma-bwsc
`discharger_name`	BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION
`npdes_permit`	MA0101192
`outfall_id`	BOS019
`outfall_name`	JUST NW OF TOBIN BRIDGE AND 16TH ST
`waterbody_text`	LITTLE MYSTIC CHANNEL
`water_slugs`	[]
`water_match`	none
`lat`	42.379965
`lon`	-71.051018
`coord_source`	outfall_layer
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-09-28T15:45:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-09-28T16:05:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	2026-10-14T12:24:42-04:00
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T11:54:49Z
`material`	CSO – UnTreated
`volume_gal`	13380
`volume_text`	13380
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal)
`advice_text`	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_hours`	48
`advice_window_basis`	314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)
`source_url`	https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/details/0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/ma-massdep~3A0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

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  "incidentId": "0de1b2bf-5c54-42c3-8f82-56c6a97741ca",
  "incidentNumber": "26017837",
  "incidentDate": "2026-09-28T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "15:45",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101192",
  "outfallId": "BOS019",
  "municipality": "BOSTON",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "JUST NW OF TOBIN BRIDGE AND 16TH ST",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "LITTLE MYSTIC CHANNEL",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "13380",
  "rainfallData": "0.80",
  "hours": "0",
  "minutes": "20",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": "David Butler was notified of this issue, via email, on 9/30/26. The MWRA provided the attached weir calculations to assist BWSC in quantifying the volume of the activation.",
  "submittedDate": "2026-10-14T12:24:42.537",
  "parentIncidentId": null,
  "_report_class": "Verified Data Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_ended_at_basis": "computed: started_at + verified duration 0 h 20 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ BOS019 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "no_slug": [
      "LITTLE MYSTIC CHANNEL (Boston Harbor - no slug)",
      "LITTLE MYSTIC CHANNEL (Boston Harbor - no slug)"
    ]
  },
  "_volume_note": "verified by permittee, reported to MassDEP (metered or modelled not stated)",
  "_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",
  "_link_basis": "same permittee and outfall as notice 26017834; start times 0 min apart"
}

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