Combined sewer overflow: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY, Aug 23, 2026

Ended (as reported) · LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7, published Aug 23, 2026, 6:36 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice

Revised. Revised by ma-massdep:00c8298f-60a5-41f8-bdcd-ad107c125dec. The newest revision is the one used for the map. see the revision

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

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MA0100633 outfall LOW007): “BEAVER BROOK”. Location: 42.65946, -71.31873, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “BEAVER BROOK”. We place it on Merrimack River, MA. Matched by the outfall's ID in the outfall registry, which places each outfall on a water.

outfall MA0100633 007 (geometry, 366 m)

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.

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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: Aug 23, 2026, 12:36 PM EDT
Ended: Aug 23, 2026, 1:21 PM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: Aug 23, 2026, 6:36 PM 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.”
LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (MassDEP sewage notification portal) · 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

Advice window: 48 hours
Basis: 314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)

Source and revisions

Source: MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/)
Record id at the source: b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7
Original notice: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of: none (first record)
Revised by: ma-massdep:00c8298f-60a5-41f8-bdcd-ad107c125dec

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7
`event_id`	ma-massdep:b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7
`source_id`	ma-massdep
`source_record_id`	b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	cso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	ma-lowell
`discharger_name`	LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY
`npdes_permit`	MA0100633
`outfall_id`	LOW007
`outfall_name`	BEAVER BROOK
`waterbody_text`	BEAVER BROOK
`water_slugs`	["merrimack-river-ma"]
`water_match`	outfall_registry
`lat`	42.659463
`lon`	-71.318725
`coord_source`	outfall_layer
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-08-23T12:36:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-08-23T13:21:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	2026-08-23T18:36:04-04:00
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T10:58:11Z
`material`	CSO – UnTreated
`volume_gal`	null
`volume_text`	null
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (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/b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`superseded`	revised by ma-massdep:00c8298f-60a5-41f8-bdcd-ad107c125dec
`reach`	MA0100633-007
`file`	events/ma-massdep~3Ab0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	outfall MA0100633 007 (geometry, 366 m)
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

{
  "incidentId": "b0ce8dfe-9273-4ac9-9e78-3c4a8c5388e7",
  "incidentNumber": "26017330",
  "incidentDate": "2026-08-23T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "12:36",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100633",
  "outfallId": "LOW007",
  "municipality": "LOWELL",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
  "location": "BEAVER BROOK",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "BEAVER BROOK",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
  "minutes": "",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-08-23T18:36:04.043",
  "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_ LOW007 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "echo_candidate": {
      "slug": "merrimack-river-ma",
      "match": "geometry",
      "why_not": "geometry only, name differs"
    },
    "no_slug": [
      "BEAVER BROOK (Lowell's Beaver Brook; beaver-brook-ma is Westford (different stream))",
      "BEAVER BROOK (Lowell's Beaver Brook; beaver-brook-ma is Westford (different stream))"
    ]
  },
  "_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",
  "_ended_at_basis": "from Verified Data Report 26017874: its start + verified duration"
}

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