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Combined sewer overflow: SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION, Jul 28, 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 fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb, published Jul 29, 2026, 9:21 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice
Revised. Revised by ma-massdep:399fa7f0-da3f-4e21-b434-03611102f56a. The newest revision is the one used for the map. see the revision
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 SPR025): “ALLEN & OAKLAND STS.”. Location: 42.09665, -72.56394, 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 025 (geometry, 122 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.
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
- not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume in the source's words
- none
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)
Source and revisions
- Source
- MassDEP CSO API behind the portal (eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/CSOAPI/api/)
- Record id at the source
- fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb
- Original notice
- https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal/dep/cso-data-portal/detail…
- Revision of
- none (first record)
- Revised by
- ma-massdep:399fa7f0-da3f-4e21-b434-03611102f56a
Every field of the record
event_id | ma-massdep:fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb |
|---|---|
source_id | ma-massdep |
source_record_id | fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb |
parent_event_id | null |
event_type | cso |
status | ended |
discharger_id | ma-springfield-wsc |
discharger_name | SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION |
npdes_permit | MA0101613 |
outfall_id | SPR025 |
outfall_name | ALLEN & OAKLAND STS. |
waterbody_text | MILL R. |
water_slugs | ["lake-massasoit-ma"] |
water_match | outfall_registry |
lat | 42.096651 |
lon | -72.563944 |
coord_source | outfall_layer |
coord_precision_m | null |
started_at | 2026-07-28T15:00:00-04:00 |
ended_at | 2026-07-28T16:45:00-04:00 |
time_precision | minute |
reported_at | null |
published_at | 2026-07-29T09:21:28-04:00 |
source_updated_at | null |
fetched_at | 2026-11-02T10:58:11Z |
material | CSO – UnTreated |
volume_gal | null |
volume_text | null |
estimate_flag | unknown |
authority | SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (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/fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb |
parse_error | null |
fixture | false |
superseded | revised by ma-massdep:399fa7f0-da3f-4e21-b434-03611102f56a |
file | events/ma-massdep~3Afb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb.json |
duplicate_of | null |
placement_note | outfall MA0101613 025 (geometry, 122 m) |
unplaced_reason | null |
set_aside | null |
reach | null |
reach_band | null |
The source's record (raw)
{
"incidentId": "fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb",
"incidentNumber": "26016858",
"incidentDate": "2026-07-28T00:00:00",
"incidentTime": "15:00",
"amPm": null,
"reporterClass": "Public Notification Report",
"eventType": "CSO – UnTreated",
"permiteeClass": "CSO",
"permiteeName": "SPRINGFIELD WATER & SEWER COMMISSION",
"permiteeId": "MA0101613",
"outfallId": "SPR025",
"municipality": "SPRINGFIELD",
"reportingType": "Initial-Ceased",
"location": "ALLEN & OAKLAND STS.",
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null,
"waterBody": "MILL R.",
"waterBodyDescription": null,
"volumnOfEvent": "",
"rainfallData": "",
"hours": "",
"minutes": "",
"month": null,
"year": null,
"additionalInformation": null,
"submittedDate": "2026-07-29T09:21:28.48",
"parentIncidentId": null,
"_report_class": "Public Notification Report",
"_tz_assumed": "America/New_York (portal gives local clock time without zone)",
"_ended_note": "reported ceased; the portal gives no cessation time",
"_coords": "MassDEP CSOs layer DEP_OUTFL_ SPR025 (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))"
]
},
"_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",
"_ended_at_basis": "from Verified Data Report 26017126: its start + verified duration"
} 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 fb9fbf09-1045-4be1-87b5-857b737ad1bb, published Jul 29, 2026, 9:21 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:58 UTC · notice
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