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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY, Dec 30, 2024

Ongoing (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, record cabd23cd-d8bb-4897-a09a-831b9fecd55c, published Dec 30, 2024, 9:49 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MA0100633). Outlet: LOW030-2 “MERRIMACK STATION”. Location: 42.64530, -71.28892; location source: from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “MERIMACK 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.

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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

Dec 30, 2024, 8:43 AM EST

Ended

ongoing, as last reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Dec 30, 2024, 9:49 AM EST

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-02 10:58 UTC

What and how much

Type

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Status in the record

Ongoing (as reported)

Material

“CSO – UnTreated”

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY (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

cabd23cd-d8bb-4897-a09a-831b9fecd55c

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "incidentNumber": "24011831",
  "incidentDate": "2024-12-30T14:18:52",
  "incidentTime": "08:43",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "LOWELL REGIONAL WASTEWATER UTILITY",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100633",
  "outfallId": "LOW030-2",
  "municipality": "LOWELL",
  "reportingType": "Initial-Ongoing",
  "location": "MERRIMACK STATION",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "MERIMACK RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "",
  "rainfallData": "",
  "hours": "",
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  "submittedDate": "2024-12-30T09:49:56.34",
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  "_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
  "_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ LOW030-2 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "MERIMACK 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"
}