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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY, Jul 28, 2026

Ended (as reported) · LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal, record 67ae186f-e6d3-46d8-b0d4-c88ae8d70d11, published Aug 17, 2026, 2:29 PM 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: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MA0100633). Outlet: LOW007 “BEAVER BROOK”. Location: 42.65946, -71.31873; location source: from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “BEAVER BROOK”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Merrimack River, MA. Match basis: the outlet's permit and number in EPA and state records.

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

Jul 28, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT

Ended

Jul 28, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Aug 17, 2026, 2:29 PM EDT

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-02 10:58 UTC

What and how much

Type

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“CSO – UnTreated”

Volume

760,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“760000”

Advice from LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (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

67ae186f-e6d3-46d8-b0d4-c88ae8d70d11

Original notice

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Earlier version

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Later versions

None

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  "incidentNumber": "26017298",
  "incidentDate": "2026-07-28T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "15:38",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100633",
  "outfallId": "LOW007",
  "municipality": "LOWELL",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "BEAVER BROOK",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "BEAVER BROOK",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "760000",
  "rainfallData": "0.35",
  "hours": "0",
  "minutes": "41",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-08-17T14:29:41.477",
  "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 41 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ LOW007 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "echo_candidate": {
      "slug": "merrimack-river-ma",
      "match": "geometry",
      "why_not": "geometry only, name differs"
    },
    "no_slug": [
      "BEAVER BROOK (Lowell's Beaver Brook; beaver-brook-ma is Westford (different stream))",
      "BEAVER BROOK (Lowell's Beaver Brook; beaver-brook-ma is Westford (different stream))"
    ]
  },
  "_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 26016845; start times 39 min apart"
}