Combined sewer overflow: CITY OF CHICOPEE, Jul 22, 2026

Ended (as reported) · CITY OF CHICOPEE (MassDEP sewage notification portal)

Source: CITY OF CHICOPEE (MassDEP sewage notification portal) via MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/), record f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2, published Sep 1, 2026, 10:11 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 CITY OF CHICOPEE (MA0101508 outfall CHI32B): “MAIN STREET WEST OF DEADY MEMORIAL BRIDGE”. Location: 42.15975, -72.58269, from the state's or EPA's outfall layer.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “CHICOPEE R.”. We place it on Chicopee 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: Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
Ended: Jul 22, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: Sep 1, 2026, 10:11 AM EDT
Source last updated: not given
We fetched it: 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC

What and how much

Type: Combined sewer overflow
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “CSO – UnTreated”
Volume: 5,190 gal (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words: “5190”

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.”
CITY OF CHICOPEE (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: f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2
Original notice: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
Revision of: ma-massdep:23bc92d0-3341-401a-8738-2289977bf703
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ma-massdep:f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2
`event_id`	ma-massdep:f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2
`source_id`	ma-massdep
`source_record_id`	f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2
`parent_event_id`	ma-massdep:23bc92d0-3341-401a-8738-2289977bf703
`event_type`	cso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	ma-chicopee
`discharger_name`	CITY OF CHICOPEE
`npdes_permit`	MA0101508
`outfall_id`	CHI32B
`outfall_name`	MAIN STREET WEST OF DEADY MEMORIAL BRIDGE
`waterbody_text`	CHICOPEE R.
`water_slugs`	["chicopee-river-ma"]
`water_match`	name
`lat`	42.159749
`lon`	-72.582694
`coord_source`	outfall_layer
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-07-22T02:15:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	2026-09-01T10:11:29-04:00
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T10:58:11Z
`material`	CSO – UnTreated
`volume_gal`	5190
`volume_text`	5190
`estimate_flag`	unknown
`authority`	CITY OF CHICOPEE (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/f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`reach`	MA0101508-32B
`file`	events/ma-massdep~3Af46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

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  "incidentId": "f46a4b0a-2c31-421e-ad28-195a0d9ddee2",
  "incidentNumber": "26017374",
  "incidentDate": "2026-07-22T00:00:00",
  "incidentTime": "00:00",
  "amPm": null,
  "reporterClass": "Verified Data Report",
  "eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
  "permiteeClass": "CSO",
  "permiteeName": "CITY OF CHICOPEE",
  "permiteeId": "MA0101508",
  "outfallId": "CHI32B",
  "municipality": "CHICOPEE",
  "reportingType": null,
  "location": "MAIN STREET WEST OF DEADY MEMORIAL BRIDGE",
  "latitude": null,
  "longitude": null,
  "waterBody": "CHICOPEE R.",
  "waterBodyDescription": null,
  "volumnOfEvent": "5190",
  "rainfallData": "0.23",
  "hours": "2",
  "minutes": "15",
  "month": null,
  "year": null,
  "additionalInformation": null,
  "submittedDate": "2026-09-01T10:11:29.54",
  "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 2 h 15 min (Verified Data Report)",
  "_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ CHI32B (locations are estimates)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "crosswalk on portal waterbody",
    "text": "CHICOPEE R.",
    "confidence": "medium"
  },
  "_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 26016871; start times 0 min apart"
}

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