Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Sep 20, 2026

Not stated by the source · Baltimore City Department of Public Works (Sewer Overflow Map)

Source: Baltimore City Department of Public Works (Sewer Overflow Map) via Baltimore City DPW Sewer Overflow Map (SSO_Points2 map service), record 25860, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:30 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Outlet: “5601 Force Rd”. Location: 39.32140, -76.53630; location source: given in the source record.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names no water. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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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: Sep 20, 2026, 11:11 AM EDT
Ended: not reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: not given
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-03 02:30 UTC

What and how much

Type: Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
Status in the record: Not stated by the source
Material: not stated
Volume: 2 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “2 gallons (EST_VOLUME)”

Advice from Baltimore City Department of Public Works (Sewer Overflow Map)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period: This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis: not stated

Source and versions

Source: Baltimore City DPW Sewer Overflow Map (SSO_Points2 map service)
Source record number: 25860
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	md-baltimore-sso:25860
Source identifier	md-baltimore-sso
Source record number	25860
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Not stated by the source
Sewer operator identifier	md-baltimore-city-dpw
Sewer operator	Baltimore City Department of Public Works
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	5601 Force Rd
Water named in the report	Not provided
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	39.321
Longitude	-76.536
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Sep 20, 2026, 11:11 AM EDT (2026-09-20T11:11:02-04:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Not provided
Published	Not provided
Source last updated	Not provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 2, 2026, 9:30 PM EST (2026-11-03T02:30:54Z)
Material	Not provided
Volume, in gallons	2
Volume as reported	2 gallons (EST_VOLUME)
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Baltimore City Department of Public Works (Sewer Overflow Map)
Advice	Not provided
Advice period, in hours	Not provided
Basis of the advice period	Not provided
Original notice	https://dpwdata.baltimorecity.gov/pubgis/rest/services/Public/SSO_Points2/MapServer/0/query?where=OBJECTID%3D25860&outFields=*&f=json

Original source data

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  "OBJECTID": 25860,
  "SSO_DATE": 1789902662000,
  "LOCATION": "5601 Force Rd",
  "EST_VOLUME": 2,
  "EST_FLOW": null,
  "STATUS": "5DAY",
  "REC_WATERS": null,
  "WATERSHED": 2130901,
  "START_DATETIME": null,
  "END_DATETIME": null,
  "RESPONSIBILITY": "DPW",
  "Latitude": 39.32139958,
  "Longitude": -76.53629801,
  "SITE_TYPE": "Standard",
  "SENSITIVE_AREA": 0,
  "WAIVER_REQUESTED": null,
  "WAIVER_GRANTED": null,
  "WAIVER_REASON": null,
  "PENALTY": null,
  "WAIVER_CLOSED": null,
  "WAIVER_DENIED": null,
  "ENTER_STORM": 0,
  "CLEANUP_REQ": 1,
  "STIPULATED_PENALTY_WAIVED": null,
  "STIPULATED_PENALTY_ASSESSED": null,
  "COMMENT_RELIEF_REQUEST_TYPE": null,
  "ANNUAL_ADJUSTMENT": null,
  "_decoded_times": {
    "SSO_DATE": "2026-09-20T11:11:02-04:00"
  },
  "_time_basis": "The layer stores local wall-clock time as if it were UTC: each epoch value is read as UTC and the wall-clock time labelled America/New_York.",
  "_start_basis": "START_DATETIME is empty: started_at is SSO_DATE (the layer's DATE field, equal to START_DATETIME wherever both are filled). Its seconds suggest the time the record was entered, so the overflow may have begun earlier.",
  "_status_name": "5 Day Report Submitted",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "REC_WATERS empty (the layer names no receiving water)"
  },
  "_watershed_name": "Back River",
  "_responsibility": "DPW",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:25:53Z",
  "_status_seen": [
    {
      "status": "5DAY",
      "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:25:53Z"
    }
  ],
  "_volume_seen": [
    {
      "gallons": 2,
      "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:25:53Z"
    }
  ]
}

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