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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — AMESBURY WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLANT, May 1, 2023

Ongoing (as reported) · AMESBURY WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLANT (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: AMESBURY WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLANT (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal, record 43c7b0de-0859-4b0b-849e-f2474240b382, published May 1, 2023, 10:32 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: AMESBURY WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLANT (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MA0101745). Outlet: not stated. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Powwow River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Powwow River, MA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

May 1, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

May 1, 2023, 10:32 AM EDT

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-02 10:58 UTC

What and how much

Type

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Status in the record

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“SSO – System Surcharging Under High Flow Conditions”

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from AMESBURY WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLANT (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

“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 period

48 hours

Basis

314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

Source and versions

Source

MassDEP CSO API behind the portal

Source record number

43c7b0de-0859-4b0b-849e-f2474240b382

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "incidentNumber": "23002978-2",
  "incidentDate": "2023-05-01T03:13:18",
  "incidentTime": "02:00",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "SSO – System Surcharging Under High Flow Conditions",
  "permiteeClass": "Non-CSO",
  "permiteeName": "AMESBURY WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT PLANT",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101745",
  "outfallId": null,
  "municipality": "AMESBURY",
  "reportingType": "Ongoing",
  "location": "Other",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "Other",
  "waterBodyDescription": "Powwow River",
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": "This is a follow up to the previous report whhich came up as ceased not ongoing. This is an 8 hour update.",
  "submittedDate": "2023-05-01T10:32:50.693",
  "parentIncidentId": null,
  "_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "name + town on portal description waterbody",
    "text": "Powwow River"
  },
  "_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"
}