Massachusetts / Reports /

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — CITY OF HAVERHILL, Aug 8, 2023

Ongoing (as reported) · CITY OF HAVERHILL (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: CITY OF HAVERHILL (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal, record a1e4de4c-b9fa-408f-9faf-962ad0e43992, published Aug 11, 2023, 9:10 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · Read the original notice

Read the original notice · Report an error

1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: CITY OF HAVERHILL (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MA0101621). 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: “Merrimack River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Merrimack River, MA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

Open on the main map

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

Aug 8, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Aug 11, 2023, 9:10 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

Ongoing (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 CITY OF HAVERHILL (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

a1e4de4c-b9fa-408f-9faf-962ad0e43992

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "incidentId": "a1e4de4c-b9fa-408f-9faf-962ad0e43992",
  "incidentNumber": "23005072",
  "incidentDate": "2023-08-08T08:32:54",
  "incidentTime": "11:00",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "SSO – System Surcharging Under High Flow Conditions",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF HAVERHILL",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101621",
  "outfallId": null,
  "municipality": "HAVERHILL",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ongoing",
  "location": "Other",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "Other",
  "waterBodyDescription": "Merrimack River",
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2023-08-11T09:10:26.277",
  "parentIncidentId": null,
  "_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal description 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"
}