Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF FALL RIVER, Aug 30, 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 34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908, published Sep 3, 2026, 9:14 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 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 CITY OF FALL RIVER (MA0100382 outfall FAL014): “Alton St.”. Location: 41.73327, -71.14071, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “TAUNTON RIVER”. We place it on Taunton 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.

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.

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: Aug 30, 2026, 11:45 PM EDT
Ended: Aug 31, 2026, 12:31 AM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: Sep 3, 2026, 9:14 AM 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: 190,000 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words: “190000”

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 FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal) · 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

Advice window: 48 hours
Basis: 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

What it does to the map, over time

Advisory in effect Taunton River: Discharge in progress, Aug 30, 2026, 11:45 PM EDT to Aug 31, 2026, 12:31 AM EDT
Advisory in effect Taunton River: Within the authority's advice window after the discharge ended, Aug 31, 2026, 12:31 AM EDT to Sep 2, 2026, 12:31 AM EDT
Caution Taunton River: Within the site's caution window after the discharge ended (data/rules.json), Sep 2, 2026, 12:31 AM EDT to Sep 3, 2026, 12:31 AM 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: 34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908
Original notice: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of: ma-massdep:ed2c9ea4-699d-45f6-8655-9a55b6b9a89f
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908
`event_id`	ma-massdep:34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908
`source_id`	ma-massdep
`source_record_id`	34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908
`parent_event_id`	ma-massdep:ed2c9ea4-699d-45f6-8655-9a55b6b9a89f
`event_type`	cso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	ma-fall-river
`discharger_name`	CITY OF FALL RIVER
`npdes_permit`	MA0100382
`outfall_id`	FAL014
`outfall_name`	Alton St.
`waterbody_text`	TAUNTON RIVER
`water_slugs`	["taunton-river-ma"]
`water_match`	name
`lat`	41.73327
`lon`	-71.140707
`coord_source`	outfall_layer
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-08-30T23:45:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-08-31T00:31:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	2026-09-03T09:14:09-04:00
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T10:58:11Z
`material`	CSO – UnTreated
`volume_gal`	190000
`volume_text`	190000
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	CITY OF FALL RIVER (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/34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`reach`	MA0100382-014
`file`	events/ma-massdep~3A34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

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  "incidentId": "34b6a395-5bda-4fce-8cbc-8b716514e908",
  "incidentNumber": "26017425",
  "incidentDate": "2026-08-30T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "23:45",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF FALL RIVER",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100382",
  "outfallId": "FAL014",
  "municipality": "FALL RIVER",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "Alton St.",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "TAUNTON RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "190000",
  "rainfallData": "0.43",
  "hours": "0",
  "minutes": "46",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-09-03T09:14:09.203",
  "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 46 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ FAL014 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "TAUNTON RIVER",
    "confidence": "high"
  },
  "_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 26017352; start times 0 min apart"
}

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