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Combined sewer overflow: SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION, Jul 21, 2026

Ended (as reported) · SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503, published Aug 6, 2026, 11:32 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice

Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST: the windows on the methods page have passed, or the record has no time to count from.

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

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MA0101613 outfall SPR048): “ALLEN & RIFLE STS.”. Location: 42.09703, -72.56393, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “MILL R.”. We place it on Lake Massasoit, MA. Matched by the outfall's ID in the outfall registry, which places each outfall on a water.

outfall MA0101613 048 (geometry, 95 m)

3. Modeled downstream reach

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

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
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
0 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words
“0”

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.”

SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (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
de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503
Original notice
https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of
ma-massdep:c27c5812-08df-4750-a13a-ad679cf8c385
Revised by
no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503
event_idma-massdep:de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503
source_idma-massdep
source_record_idde3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503
parent_event_idma-massdep:c27c5812-08df-4750-a13a-ad679cf8c385
event_typecso
statusended
discharger_idma-springfield-wsc
discharger_nameSPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION
npdes_permitMA0101613
outfall_idSPR048
outfall_nameALLEN & RIFLE STS.
waterbody_textMILL R.
water_slugs["lake-massasoit-ma"]
water_matchoutfall_registry
lat42.097029
lon-72.563933
coord_sourceoutfall_layer
coord_precision_mnull
started_at2026-07-21T15:40:00-04:00
ended_at2026-07-21T15:40:00-04:00
time_precisionminute
reported_atnull
published_at2026-08-06T11:32:41-04:00
source_updated_atnull
fetched_at2026-11-02T10:58:11Z
materialCSO – UnTreated
volume_gal0
volume_text0
estimate_flagunknown
authoritySPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal)
advice_textAvoid 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_hours48
advice_window_basis314 CMR 16.04(10)(g)
source_urlhttps://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/details/de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503
parse_errornull
fixturefalse
fileevents/ma-massdep~3Ade3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503.json
duplicate_ofnull
placement_noteoutfall MA0101613 048 (geometry, 95 m)
unplaced_reasonnull
set_asidenull
supersedednull
reachnull
reach_bandnull

The source's record (raw)

{
  "incidentId": "de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503",
  "incidentNumber": "26017148",
  "incidentDate": "2026-07-21T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "15:40",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101613",
  "outfallId": "SPR048",
  "municipality": "SPRINGFIELD",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "ALLEN & RIFLE STS.",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "MILL R.",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "0",
  "rainfallData": "0.00",
  "hours": "0",
  "minutes": "0",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": "Duplicate of CSO-048. Entered twice by error.",
  "submittedDate": "2026-08-06T11:32:41.617",
  "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 0 h 0 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ SPR048 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "echo_candidate": {
      "slug": "lake-massasoit-ma",
      "match": "geometry",
      "why_not": "geometry only, name differs"
    },
    "no_slug": [
      "MILL R. (Springfield Mill River - no slug (mill-river-ma is Norfolk))",
      "MILL R. (Springfield Mill River - no slug (mill-river-ma is Norfolk))"
    ]
  },
  "_volume_note": "zero volume: MassDEP records a retraction this way",
  "_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",
  "_link_basis": "same permittee and outfall as notice 26016780; start times 0 min apart"
}

Source: SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record de3fb2a9-2494-4700-8815-df642b794503, published Aug 6, 2026, 11:32 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice

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