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Blended discharge reported — CITY OF FALL RIVER, Feb 17, 2025
Ongoing (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, record 7b13b0b5-c6bc-4167-943c-299552b860d8, published Feb 16, 2025, 7:51 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: CITY OF FALL RIVER (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MA0100382). Outlet: 001. Location: 41.67729, -71.19566; location source: given in the source record.
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “MOUNT HOPE BAY”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Mount Hope Bay, MA. Match basis: the water named in the report.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
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
- Ended
- ongoing, as last reported
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- not given
- Published
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater.
- Status in the record
- Ongoing (as reported)
- Material
- “Partially Treated – Blended”
- Volume
- volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume as reported
- none
Advice from CITY OF FALL RIVER (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
- 7b13b0b5-c6bc-4167-943c-299552b860d8
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ma-massdep:7b13b0b5-c6bc-4167-943c-299552b860d8 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ma-massdep |
| Source record number | 7b13b0b5-c6bc-4167-943c-299552b860d8 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Blended discharge |
| Status in the report | Ongoing (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ma-fall-river |
| Sewer operator | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | MA0100382 |
| Outlet number | 001 |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | MOUNT HOPE BAY |
| Linked waters | mount-hope-bay-ma |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 41.677 |
| Longitude | -71.196 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Feb 17, 2025, 9:33 AM EST (2025-02-17T09:33:00-05:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Not provided |
| Published | Feb 16, 2025, 7:51 PM EST (2025-02-16T19:51:02-05:00) |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 5:58 AM EST (2026-11-02T10:58:11Z) |
| Material | Partially Treated – Blended |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal) |
| 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. |
| Advice period, in hours | 48 |
| Basis of the advice period | 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g) |
| Original notice | https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/details/7b13b0b5-c6bc-4167-943c-299552b860d8 |
Original source data
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"incidentDate": "2025-02-17T00:23:45",
"incidentTime": "09:33",
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"reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
"eventType": "Partially Treated – Blended",
"permiteeClass": "CSO",
"permiteeName": "CITY OF FALL RIVER",
"permiteeId": "MA0100382",
"outfallId": "001",
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"reportingType": "Initial-Ongoing",
"location": "Other",
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"longitude": "-71.19565643",
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"submittedDate": "2025-02-16T19:51:02.267",
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"_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
"_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
"_water": {
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"MOUNT HOPE BAY (no MA slug)"
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"_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"
} Source: CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal, record 7b13b0b5-c6bc-4167-943c-299552b860d8, published Feb 16, 2025, 7:51 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · Read the original notice
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