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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Talbot County DPW, Jul 26, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Talbot County DPW

Source: Talbot County DPW via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record mdc023604-20260726T1316-24490-tricefield-ct, 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: Talbot County DPW. Outlet: “24490 Tricefield Court”. 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: “Broad Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Broad 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 26, 2026, 1:16 PM EDT

Ended

Jul 26, 2026, 1:20 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

200 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“200 gallons”

Advice from Talbot 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

mdc023604-20260726T1316-24490-tricefield-ct

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "SSO",
    "facility_collection_system": "Talbot County Region II (St. Michaels) WWTP Collection System",
    "npdes_no": "MDC023604",
    "start_date": "07/26/2026",
    "start_time": "13:16:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "0",
    "duration_minute": "4",
    "overflow_address": "24490 Tricefield Court",
    "zip": "21663",
    "owner_name": "Talbot County DPW",
    "discharge_volume": "200",
    "overflow_cause": "The release was due to a broken pipe on the sewer side of the release tank.",
    "receiving_water": "Broad Creek",
    "county": "Talbot",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "",
    "overflow_longitude": "",
    "id": "211"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "no coordinates",
  "_water": {
    "name_notes": [
      "broad-creek-md is the Broad Creek in harford county; this record is in Talbot: not used (name trap)"
    ],
    "via": "receiving water name within Maryland and county Talbot"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "built from the owner name (no research row)",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}