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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Town of Federalsburg, Jul 25, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Town of Federalsburg

Source: Town of Federalsburg via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record md0020249-20260725T0745-125-kerney-st, updated by the source Nov 2, 2026, 10:55 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:31 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Town of Federalsburg (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MD0020249). Outlet: “125 Kerney Street”. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Marshyhope Creek, use I”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Marshyhope Creek, MD. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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

Jul 25, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT

Ended

Jul 25, 2026, 10:33 AM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

not given

Source last updated

Nov 2, 2026, 10:55 AM EST

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-03 02:31 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

Ended (as reported)

Material

not stated

Volume

500 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“500 gallons”

Advice from Town of Federalsburg

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

MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u)

Source record number

md0020249-20260725T0745-125-kerney-st

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "Unauthorized Discharge",
    "facility_collection_system": "FEDERALSBURG WWTP",
    "npdes_no": "MD0020249",
    "start_date": "07/25/2026",
    "start_time": "07:45:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "2",
    "duration_minute": "48",
    "overflow_address": "125 Kerney Street",
    "zip": "21632",
    "owner_name": "Town of Federalsburg",
    "discharge_volume": "500",
    "overflow_cause": "Power outage overnight caused a pump to fail.",
    "receiving_water": "Marshyhope Creek, use I",
    "county": "Caroline",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "",
    "overflow_longitude": "",
    "id": "214"
  },
  "_source_type": "Unauthorized Discharge",
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "no coordinates",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within Maryland and county Caroline"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "built from the owner name (no research row)",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}