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Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF FALL RIVER, Aug 3, 2026

Ended (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 2fe7e33d-f54e-47dd-bf64-5ae97208ab88, published Sep 2, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by CITY OF FALL RIVER (MA0100382 outfall FAL019): “CANAL ST”. Location: 41.70159, -71.16273, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “QUEQUECHAN RIVER”. We place it on Taunton River, MA. Matched by the outfall's ID in the outfall registry, which places each outfall on a water.

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, 10:18 AM EDT

Ended

Aug 3, 2026, 2:28 PM EDT

Precision

Known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 2, 2026, 2:50 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

300,000 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume in the source's words

“300000”

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 Taunton River: Within the authority's advice window after the discharge ended, Aug 3, 2026, 2:28 PM EDT to Aug 5, 2026, 2:28 PM EDT
• Caution Taunton River: Within the site's caution window after the discharge ended (data/rules.json), Aug 5, 2026, 2:28 PM EDT to Aug 6, 2026, 2:28 PM 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

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

Record id at the source

2fe7e33d-f54e-47dd-bf64-5ae97208ab88

Original notice

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

Revision of

ma-massdep:14fc4f8b-bbaf-4c50-b047-5ffdbfc5e1fe

Revised by

no later revision

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  "incidentNumber": "26017413",
  "incidentDate": "2026-08-03T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "10:18",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF FALL RIVER",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100382",
  "outfallId": "FAL019",
  "municipality": "FALL RIVER",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "CANAL ST",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "QUEQUECHAN RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "300000",
  "rainfallData": "1.70",
  "hours": "4",
  "minutes": "10",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-09-02T14:50:23.29",
  "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 4 h 10 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ FAL019 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "ECHO outfall registry (data/outfalls-ne.json)",
    "echo_match": "name_only",
    "distance_m": null
  },
  "_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 26016984; start times 0 min apart"
}