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Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF HAVERHILL, Oct 11, 2026
Ended (as reported) · CITY OF HAVERHILL (MassDEP sewage notification portal)
Source: CITY OF HAVERHILL (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f, published Oct 13, 2026, 7:14 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice
Unresolved: no end reported on Merrimack River: Unresolved: no end reported, until Nov 12, 2026, 6:14 AM 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 CITY OF HAVERHILL (MA0101621 outfall HAV021A): “ MIDDLE SIPHON ESSEX ST”. Location: 42.77304, -71.08194, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “MERRIMACK RIVER”. We place it on Merrimack 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.
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.”
- Advice window
- 48 hours
- Basis
- 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)
What it does to the map, over time
- Caution Merrimack River: Discharge record with no status and no reported end, Oct 11, 2026, 10:55 PM EDT to Oct 27, 2026, 7:14 AM EDT
- Unresolved: no end reported Merrimack River: Unresolved: no end reported, Oct 27, 2026, 7:14 AM EDT to Nov 12, 2026, 6:14 AM EST
- No current report Merrimack River: Unresolved: no end reported (off the map after 30 days), Nov 12, 2026, 6:14 AM EST to Jan 9, 2027, 9:55 PM EST
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
- 9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f
- 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
event_id | ma-massdep:9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f |
|---|---|
source_id | ma-massdep |
source_record_id | 9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f |
parent_event_id | null |
event_type | cso |
status | ended |
discharger_id | ma-haverhill |
discharger_name | CITY OF HAVERHILL |
npdes_permit | MA0101621 |
outfall_id | HAV021A |
outfall_name | MIDDLE SIPHON ESSEX ST |
waterbody_text | MERRIMACK RIVER |
water_slugs | ["merrimack-river-ma"] |
water_match | name |
lat | 42.77304 |
lon | -71.081938 |
coord_source | outfall_layer |
coord_precision_m | null |
started_at | 2026-10-11T22:55:00-04:00 |
ended_at | null |
time_precision | minute |
reported_at | null |
published_at | 2026-10-13T07:14:15-04:00 |
source_updated_at | null |
fetched_at | 2026-11-02T11:54:49Z |
material | CSO – UnTreated |
volume_gal | null |
volume_text | null |
estimate_flag | unknown |
authority | CITY OF HAVERHILL (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/9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f |
parse_error | null |
fixture | false |
reach | MA0101621-021A |
file | events/ma-massdep~3A9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f.json |
duplicate_of | null |
placement_note | null |
unplaced_reason | null |
set_aside | null |
superseded | null |
reach_band | null |
The source's record (raw)
{
"incidentId": "9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f",
"incidentNumber": "26017772",
"incidentDate": "2026-10-11T00:00:00",
"incidentTime": "22:55",
"amPm": null,
"reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
"eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
"permiteeClass": "CSO",
"permiteeName": "CITY OF HAVERHILL",
"permiteeId": "MA0101621",
"outfallId": "HAV021A",
"municipality": "HAVERHILL",
"reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
"location": " MIDDLE SIPHON ESSEX ST",
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null,
"waterBody": "MERRIMACK RIVER",
"waterBodyDescription": null,
"volumnOfEvent": "",
"rainfallData": "",
"hours": "",
"minutes": "",
"month": null,
"year": null,
"additionalInformation": null,
"submittedDate": "2026-10-13T07:14:15.883",
"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_ HAV021A (locations are estimates)",
"_water": {
"via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
"text": "MERRIMACK 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"
} Source: CITY OF HAVERHILL (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record 9889fa84-3ee5-483b-88f6-622b1463807f, published Oct 13, 2026, 7:14 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.