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Blended (partially treated) discharge: CITY OF FALL RIVER, Sep 1, 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 c4fc80d3-ddbb-4458-8299-ea68c9535709, published Oct 7, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by CITY OF FALL RIVER (MA0100382 outfall 001). Location: 41.67729, -71.19566, given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “MOUNT HOPE BAY”. We place it on Narragansett Bay, MA. Matched by the record's coordinates to the nearest tracked water.

point 369 m from the water

3. Modeled downstream reach

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

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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

Sep 1, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT

Ended

Sep 2, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT

Precision

Known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 7, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT

Source last updated

not given

We fetched it

2026-11-02 11:54 UTC

What and how much

Type

Blended (partially treated) discharge

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“Partially Treated – Blended”

Volume

2.4 million gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume in the source's words

“2400000”

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

• Advisory in effect Narragansett Bay: Discharge in progress, Sep 1, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT to Sep 2, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT
• Advisory in effect Narragansett Bay: Within the authority's advice window after the discharge ended, Sep 2, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT to Sep 4, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT
• Caution Narragansett Bay: Within the site's caution window after the discharge ended (data/rules.json), Sep 4, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT to Sep 5, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT

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

c4fc80d3-ddbb-4458-8299-ea68c9535709

Original notice

https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…

Revision of

none (first record)

Revised by

no later revision

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  "incidentNumber": "26017651",
  "incidentDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "18:24",
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  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "Partially Treated – Blended",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF FALL RIVER",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100382",
  "outfallId": "001",
  "municipality": "FALL RIVER",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "Other",
  "latitude": "41.67729239",
  "longitude": "-71.19565643",
  "waterBody": "MOUNT HOPE BAY",
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  "volumnOfEvent": "2400000",
  "rainfallData": "0.88",
  "hours": "6",
  "minutes": "22",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
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  "submittedDate": "2026-10-07T09:23:38.213",
  "parentIncidentId": null,
  "_report_class": "Verified Data Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_ended_at_basis": "computed: started_at + verified duration 6 h 22 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_water": {
    "no_slug": [
      "MOUNT HOPE BAY (no MA slug)"
    ]
  },
  "_volume_note": "verified by permittee, reported to MassDEP (metered or modelled not stated)",
  "_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"
}