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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — GREENFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY, May 17, 2026

Ended (as reported) · GREENFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: GREENFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal, record 6ffe919c-85b9-44eb-8427-9c82c4372311, published May 18, 2026, 8:14 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: GREENFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MA0101214). 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: “Green River”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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 17, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

May 18, 2026, 8:14 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

Ended (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 GREENFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (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

6ffe919c-85b9-44eb-8427-9c82c4372311

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "incidentId": "6ffe919c-85b9-44eb-8427-9c82c4372311",
  "incidentNumber": "26016166",
  "incidentDate": "2026-05-17T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "15:00",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "SSO – System Surcharging Under High Flow Conditions",
  "permiteeClass": "Non-CSO",
  "permiteeName": "GREENFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101214",
  "outfallId": null,
  "municipality": "GREENFIELD",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
  "location": "Other",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "Other",
  "waterBodyDescription": "Green River",
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": "Overflow was from  a service entry point in the collection system. It was not at the wastewater plant or designed outfall. Flushable wipes clogged a syphon in the system.",
  "submittedDate": "2026-05-18T08:14:31.253",
  "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",
  "_water": {
    "no_slug": [
      "Other (read waterBodyDescription (free text))"
    ]
  },
  "_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"
}