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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Sep 26, 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 25865, 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: “401 S Clinton St”. Location: 39.28747, -76.57000; 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: “Northwest Harbor”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Northwest Harbor, MD. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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

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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 26, 2026, 9:10 PM 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

10 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“10 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

Status history from this report

• Caution Northwest Harbor: Discharge record with unclear status, Sep 26, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT to Oct 10, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT
• End not confirmed Northwest Harbor: End not confirmed, Oct 10, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT to Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT
• No current status shown Northwest Harbor: End not confirmed, Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT to Dec 25, 2026, 8:10 PM EST

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 02:43 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Baltimore City DPW Sewer Overflow Map (SSO_Points2 map service)

Source record number

25865

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "OBJECTID": 25865,
  "SSO_DATE": 1790457019000,
  "LOCATION": "401 S Clinton St",
  "EST_VOLUME": 10,
  "EST_FLOW": null,
  "STATUS": "5DAY",
  "REC_WATERS": "NWHB",
  "WATERSHED": 2130903,
  "START_DATETIME": null,
  "END_DATETIME": null,
  "RESPONSIBILITY": "DPW",
  "Latitude": 39.2874718,
  "Longitude": -76.56999687,
  "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": 1,
  "CLEANUP_REQ": 0,
  "STIPULATED_PENALTY_WAIVED": null,
  "STIPULATED_PENALTY_ASSESSED": null,
  "COMMENT_RELIEF_REQUEST_TYPE": null,
  "ANNUAL_ADJUSTMENT": null,
  "_decoded_times": {
    "SSO_DATE": "2026-09-26T21:10:19-04:00"
  },
  "_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",
  "_watershed_name": "Baltimore Harbor",
  "_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": 10,
      "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:25:53Z"
    }
  ]
}