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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Anne Arundel County DPW, May 31, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Anne Arundel County DPW

Source: Anne Arundel County DPW via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record mdc021644-20260531T1630-821-richie-hwy, 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: Anne Arundel County DPW. Outlet: “821 Richie Highway”. Location: 39.06710, -76.53580; 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: “Cypress Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Magothy 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 31, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT

Ended

May 31, 2026, 7:30 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

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

15,200 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“15200 gallons”

Advice from Anne Arundel 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

Source and versions

Source

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

Source record number

mdc021644-20260531T1630-821-richie-hwy

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "SSO",
    "facility_collection_system": "Broadneck WRF Collection System",
    "npdes_no": "MDC021644",
    "start_date": "05/31/2026",
    "start_time": "16:30:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "3",
    "duration_minute": "0",
    "overflow_address": "821 Richie Highway",
    "zip": "21146",
    "owner_name": "Anne Arundel County DPW",
    "discharge_volume": "15200",
    "overflow_cause": "Broken force main pipe.",
    "receiving_water": "Cypress Creek",
    "county": "Anne Arundel",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "39.0671",
    "overflow_longitude": "-76.5358",
    "id": "339"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "as given",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "no Maryland water record matched the name"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "owner name",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}