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Treatment bypass reported — Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc., May 27, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc.

Source: Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc. via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record md0021083-20260527T1700-849-first-ave, 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: Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc. (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MD0021083). Outlet: “849 First Avenue”. Location: 39.66720, -79.40600; 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: “N/A”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Youghiogheny River, MD. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

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

May 27, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT

Ended

May 28, 2026, 6:00 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

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

not stated

Volume

500,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“500000 gallons”

Advice from Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc.

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

md0021083-20260527T1700-849-first-ave

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "Bypass",
    "facility_collection_system": "FRIENDSVILLE WWTP",
    "npdes_no": "MD0021083",
    "start_date": "05/27/2026",
    "start_time": "17:00:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "13",
    "duration_minute": "0",
    "overflow_address": "849 First Avenue",
    "zip": "21531",
    "owner_name": "Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc.",
    "discharge_volume": "500000",
    "overflow_cause": "Bypass was stopped and redirected to the WWTP where it received limited treatment and disinfection.",
    "receiving_water": "N/A",
    "county": "Garrett",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "39.6672",
    "overflow_longitude": "-79.4060",
    "id": "345"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "as given",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "receiving water given as 'N/A': no surface water named (decision 3)"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "permit/system id MD0021083",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}