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Combined sewer overflow: GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT, Jul 30, 2026

Ended (as reported) · GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186, published Jul 31, 2026, 6:32 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 GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT (MA0100447 outfall GLSD004): “ISLAND STREET”. Location: 42.70611, -71.14687, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “MERRIMACK RIVER”. We place it on Merrimack River, MA. Matched by the name of the water in the source record.

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
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
314,000 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words
“314000”

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.”

GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT (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
e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186
Original notice
https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of
ma-massdep:44a411fd-09e3-4ae8-886b-3a7abab75890
Revised by
no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186
event_idma-massdep:e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186
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parent_event_idma-massdep:44a411fd-09e3-4ae8-886b-3a7abab75890
event_typecso
statusended
discharger_idma-glsd
discharger_nameGREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT
npdes_permitMA0100447
outfall_idGLSD004
outfall_nameISLAND STREET
waterbody_textMERRIMACK RIVER
water_slugs["merrimack-river-ma"]
water_matchname
lat42.706106
lon-71.146873
coord_sourceoutfall_layer
coord_precision_mnull
started_at2026-07-30T02:17:00-04:00
ended_at2026-07-30T02:46:00-04:00
time_precisionminute
reported_atnull
published_at2026-07-31T06:32:14-04:00
source_updated_atnull
fetched_at2026-11-02T10:58:11Z
materialCSO – UnTreated
volume_gal314000
volume_text314000
estimate_flagunknown
authorityGREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT (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/e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186
parse_errornull
fixturefalse
reachMA0100447-004
fileevents/ma-massdep~3Ae177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186.json
duplicate_ofnull
placement_notenull
unplaced_reasonnull
set_asidenull
supersedednull
reach_bandnull

The source's record (raw)

{
  "incidentId": "e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186",
  "incidentNumber": "26016932",
  "incidentDate": "2026-07-30T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "02:17",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT",
  "permiteeId": "MA0100447",
  "outfallId": "GLSD004",
  "municipality": "LAWRENCE",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "ISLAND STREET",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "MERRIMACK RIVER",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "314000",
  "rainfallData": "0.78",
  "hours": "0",
  "minutes": "29",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-07-31T06:32:14.757",
  "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 29 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ GLSD004 (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "MERRIMACK RIVER",
    "confidence": "high"
  },
  "_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",
  "_link_basis": "same permittee and outfall as notice 26016908; start times 0 min apart"
}

Source: GREATER LAWRENCE SANITARY DISTRICT (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record e177075b-585f-482b-9966-d7fe91342186, published Jul 31, 2026, 6:32 AM 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.