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Combined sewer overflow: LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION, Oct 14, 2026

Ended (as reported) · LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817, published Oct 14, 2026, 8:41 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

Unresolved: no end reported on Lynn Harbor: Unresolved: no end reported, until Nov 13, 2026, 10:20 PM EST unless a new report changes it.

Why this colour: Unresolved: no end reported: a discharge was reported and its end never was; shown hatched yellow until 30 days after it started. Rationale: From day 7 to day 30 the reach or water is shown hatched yellow 'unresolved: no end reported', listed under active discharges with that label. (source: rules.json unresolved) How long a water stays coloured, and why

A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MA0100552 outfall LYNN004): “NW BANK OF BROAD SOUND @254 LYNWAY@PLEASANT ST”. Location: 42.45974, -70.94474, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “LYNN HARBOR”. We place it on Lynn Harbor, MA. Matched by the name of the water in the source record.

3. Modeled downstream reach

Not modeled: the reach model runs on rivers above the head of tide only.

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
Ended
not reported
Precision
Known to the minute
Reported to the source
not given
Published
Source last updated
not given
We fetched it

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.”

LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (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

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
931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817
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:931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817
event_idma-massdep:931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817
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event_typecso
statusended
discharger_idma-lynn-wsc
discharger_nameLYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION
npdes_permitMA0100552
outfall_idLYNN004
outfall_nameNW BANK OF BROAD SOUND @254 LYNWAY@PLEASANT ST
waterbody_textLYNN HARBOR
water_slugs["lynn-harbor-ma"]
water_matchname
lat42.459741
lon-70.944738
coord_sourceoutfall_layer
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started_at2026-10-14T23:20:00-04:00
ended_atnull
time_precisionminute
reported_atnull
published_at2026-10-14T08:41:20-04:00
source_updated_atnull
fetched_at2026-11-02T11:54:49Z
materialCSO – UnTreated
volume_galnull
volume_textnull
estimate_flagunknown
authorityLYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal)
advice_textAvoid 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_hours48
advice_window_basis314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)
source_urlhttps://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/details/931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817
parse_errornull
fixturefalse
fileevents/ma-massdep~3A931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817.json
duplicate_ofnull
placement_notenull
unplaced_reasonnull
set_asidenull
supersedednull
reachnull
reach_bandnull

The source's record (raw)

{
  "incidentId": "931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817",
  "incidentNumber": "26017815",
  "incidentDate": "2026-10-14T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "23:20",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100552",
  "outfallId": "LYNN004",
  "municipality": "LYNN",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
  "location": "NW BANK OF BROAD SOUND @254 LYNWAY@PLEASANT ST",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "LYNN HARBOR",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-10-14T08:41:20.317",
  "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_ LYNN004 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "LYNN HARBOR",
    "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"
}

Source: LYNN WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 931c6f7c-2f99-41d5-a0da-0d0c1c6cf817, published Oct 14, 2026, 8:41 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

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