Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, Jul 29, 2026

Ended (as reported) · CITY OF NEW BEDFORD (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: CITY OF NEW BEDFORD (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03, published Jul 30, 2026, 7:33 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 NEW BEDFORD (MA0100781 outfall NEW023): “COFFIN AVE”. Location: 41.66314, -70.91809, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “ACUSHNET RIVER”. We place it on Acushnet 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: Jul 29, 2026, 5:20 PM EDT
Ended: not reported
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: Jul 30, 2026, 7:33 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: not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words: none

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 NEW BEDFORD (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

Caution Acushnet River: Discharge record with no status and no reported end, Jul 29, 2026, 5:20 PM EDT to Aug 13, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
Unresolved: no end reported Acushnet River: Unresolved: no end reported, Aug 13, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT to Aug 29, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
No current report Acushnet River: Unresolved: no end reported (off the map after 30 days), Aug 29, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT to Oct 27, 2026, 5:20 PM 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: 92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03
Original notice: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of: none (first record)
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03
`event_id`	ma-massdep:92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03
`source_id`	ma-massdep
`source_record_id`	92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	cso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	ma-new-bedford
`discharger_name`	CITY OF NEW BEDFORD
`npdes_permit`	MA0100781
`outfall_id`	NEW023
`outfall_name`	COFFIN AVE
`waterbody_text`	ACUSHNET RIVER
`water_slugs`	["acushnet-river-ma"]
`water_match`	name
`lat`	41.663142
`lon`	-70.91809
`coord_source`	outfall_layer
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-07-29T17:20:00-04:00
`ended_at`	null
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	2026-07-30T07:33:10-04:00
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T10:58:11Z
`material`	CSO – UnTreated
`volume_gal`	null
`volume_text`	null
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	CITY OF NEW BEDFORD (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/92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/ma-massdep~3A92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

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  "incidentId": "92130ea9-8dc0-456e-bd37-ed687d7e3e03",
  "incidentNumber": "26016912",
  "incidentDate": "2026-07-29T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "17:20",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF NEW BEDFORD",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100781",
  "outfallId": "NEW023",
  "municipality": "NEW BEDFORD",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
  "location": "COFFIN AVE",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "ACUSHNET RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-07-30T07:33:10.547",
  "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",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ NEW023 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "ACUSHNET RIVER",
    "confidence": "high"
  },
  "_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"
}

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