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Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF CHELSEA, Oct 11, 2026

Ended (as reported) · CITY OF CHELSEA (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: CITY OF CHELSEA (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 313944f6-9ad0-4551-9d05-1537eda60be6, published Oct 20, 2026, 6:34 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

Revised. Revised by ma-massdep:91d53ba4-45b8-4e6a-b46b-f1a0276f1709. The newest revision is the one used for the map. see the revision

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1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by CITY OF CHELSEA (MA0101877 outfall CHE008): “NORTHERN EDGE OF GULF BULK OIL STORAGE”. Location: 42.39471, -71.01915, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “CHELSEA RIVER”. 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
Ended
Precision
Known to the minute
Reported to the source
not given
Published
Source last updated
not given
We fetched it

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.”

CITY OF CHELSEA (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
313944f6-9ad0-4551-9d05-1537eda60be6
Original notice
https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of
none (first record)
Revised by
ma-massdep:91d53ba4-45b8-4e6a-b46b-f1a0276f1709

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:313944f6-9ad0-4551-9d05-1537eda60be6
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outfall_idCHE008
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waterbody_textCHELSEA RIVER
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ended_at2026-10-11T20:10:00-04:00
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published_at2026-10-20T18:34:03-04:00
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fixturefalse
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The source's record (raw)

{
  "incidentId": "313944f6-9ad0-4551-9d05-1537eda60be6",
  "incidentNumber": "26017810",
  "incidentDate": "2026-10-11T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "20:00",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF CHELSEA",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101877",
  "outfallId": "CHE008",
  "municipality": "CHELSEA",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
  "location": "NORTHERN EDGE OF GULF BULK OIL STORAGE",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "CHELSEA RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-10-20T18:34:03.613",
  "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_ CHE008 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "no_slug": [
      "CHELSEA RIVER (Chelsea Creek - no slug)",
      "CHELSEA RIVER (Chelsea Creek - no 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",
  "_ended_at_basis": "from Verified Data Report 26017867: its start + verified duration"
}

Source: CITY OF CHELSEA (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 313944f6-9ad0-4551-9d05-1537eda60be6, published Oct 20, 2026, 6:34 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

Personal fields (names, emails, phone numbers of staff) are removed from raw records before they are stored.