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Treatment bypass reported — Harford County DPW, Oct 11, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Harford County DPW

Source: Harford County DPW via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record md0056545-20261011T1437-1212-chelsea-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: Harford County DPW (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, MD0056545). Outlet: “1212 Chelsea Road”. 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: “Bush River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Bush River, 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

Oct 11, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT

Ended

Oct 11, 2026, 6:39 PM 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

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Harford County DPW

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

• Discharge or advisory reported Bush River: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 11, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT to Oct 11, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT
• Caution Bush River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 11, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT to Oct 14, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT

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

Source and versions

Source

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

Source record number

md0056545-20261011T1437-1212-chelsea-rd

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "Bypass",
    "facility_collection_system": "SOD RUN WWTP",
    "npdes_no": "MD0056545",
    "start_date": "10/11/2026",
    "start_time": "14:37:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "4",
    "duration_minute": "2",
    "overflow_address": "1212 Chelsea Road",
    "zip": "21130",
    "owner_name": "Harford County DPW",
    "discharge_volume": "",
    "overflow_cause": "High flow due to rain (I/I) causing for filters to be overwhelmed.",
    "receiving_water": "Bush River",
    "county": "Harford",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "",
    "overflow_longitude": "",
    "id": "27"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "no coordinates",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within Maryland and county Harford"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "permit/system id MD0056545",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}