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Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF FALL RIVER, Sep 13, 2026
Ended (as reported) · CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal)
Source: CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8, published Sep 13, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice
Revised. Revised by ma-massdep:e13115d7-cb5c-496b-a932-f9cdf0922971. 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 CITY OF FALL RIVER (MA0100382 outfall FAL008): “FERRY ST”. Location: 41.70143, -71.17056, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “MOUNT HOPE BAY”. We place it on Taunton River, MA. Matched by the outfall's ID in the outfall registry, which places each outfall on a water.
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
- 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)
Source and revisions
- Source
- MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/)
- Record id at the source
- b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8
- Original notice
- https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
- Revision of
- none (first record)
- Revised by
- ma-massdep:e13115d7-cb5c-496b-a932-f9cdf0922971
Every field of the record
event_id | ma-massdep:b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8 |
|---|---|
source_id | ma-massdep |
source_record_id | b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8 |
parent_event_id | null |
event_type | cso |
status | ended |
discharger_id | ma-fall-river |
discharger_name | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
npdes_permit | MA0100382 |
outfall_id | FAL008 |
outfall_name | FERRY ST |
waterbody_text | MOUNT HOPE BAY |
water_slugs | ["taunton-river-ma"] |
water_match | outfall_registry |
lat | 41.701428 |
lon | -71.170559 |
coord_source | outfall_layer |
coord_precision_m | null |
started_at | 2026-09-13T10:54:00-04:00 |
ended_at | 2026-09-13T11:34:00-04:00 |
time_precision | minute |
reported_at | null |
published_at | 2026-09-13T17:02:33-04:00 |
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 FALL RIVER (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/b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8 |
parse_error | null |
fixture | false |
superseded | revised by ma-massdep:e13115d7-cb5c-496b-a932-f9cdf0922971 |
reach | MA0100382-008 |
file | events/ma-massdep~3Ab34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8.json |
duplicate_of | null |
placement_note | null |
unplaced_reason | null |
set_aside | null |
reach_band | null |
The source's record (raw)
{
"incidentId": "b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8",
"incidentNumber": "26017489",
"incidentDate": "2026-09-13T00:00:00",
"incidentTime": "10:54",
"amPm": null,
"reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
"eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
"permiteeClass": "CSO",
"permiteeName": "CITY OF FALL RIVER",
"permiteeId": "MA0100382",
"outfallId": "FAL008",
"municipality": "FALL RIVER",
"reportingType": "Initial-Ongoing",
"location": "FERRY ST",
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null,
"waterBody": "MOUNT HOPE BAY",
"waterBodyDescription": null,
"volumnOfEvent": "",
"rainfallData": "",
"hours": "",
"minutes": "",
"month": null,
"year": null,
"additionalInformation": null,
"submittedDate": "2026-09-13T17:02:33.623",
"parentIncidentId": null,
"_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
"_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
"_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ FAL008 (locations are estimates)",
"_water": {
"via": "ECHO outfall registry (data/outfalls-ne.json)",
"echo_match": "name_only",
"distance_m": null
},
"_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 26017666: its start + verified duration",
"_status_note": "ended per Verified Data Report 26017666"
} Source: CITY OF FALL RIVER (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record b34693f7-e6dc-46dc-8c12-86cc3206efb8, published Sep 13, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice
Personal fields (names, emails, phone numbers of staff) are removed from raw records before they are stored.