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Treatment bypass reported — Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc., May 28, 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 md0054348-20260528T0800-762-mayhew-inn-rd, 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, MD0054348). Outlet: “762 Mayhew Inn Road”. Location: 39.50310, -79.39140; 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: “Bypass was limited to the ground around the WWTP Septic Receiving Station(Former Oxidation Ditch) and did not enter ditches, stormwater structures, or waters of the State.”. 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.

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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 28, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

Ended

May 28, 2026, 9:00 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

1,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“1000 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

md0054348-20260528T0800-762-mayhew-inn-rd

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "Bypass",
    "facility_collection_system": "Deep Creek Lake WWTP",
    "npdes_no": "MD0054348",
    "start_date": "05/28/2026",
    "start_time": "08:00:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "1",
    "duration_minute": "0",
    "overflow_address": "762 Mayhew Inn Road",
    "zip": "21550",
    "owner_name": "Garrett County Sanitary District, Inc.",
    "discharge_volume": "1000",
    "overflow_cause": "Bypass, also an in plant overflow, was not intentional and remains unexplained at this time.  However, the WWTP received significate rain during the time of the bypass. The bypass was limited to a white foam.",
    "receiving_water": "Bypass was limited to the ground around the WWTP Septic Receiving Station(Former Oxidation Ditch) and did not enter ditches, stormwater structures, or waters of the State.",
    "county": "Garrett",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "39.5031",
    "overflow_longitude": "-79.3914",
    "id": "343"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "as given",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "the text says the overflow did not reach a water"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "owner name",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}