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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Howard County DPW, Oct 30, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Howard County DPW

Source: Howard County DPW via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record mdc055174-20261030T1300-river-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: Howard County DPW. Outlet: “River 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: “Little Patuxent River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Patuxent 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 30, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT

Ended

Oct 30, 2026, 2:00 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

33,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“33000 gallons”

Advice from Howard 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 Patuxent River: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT to Oct 30, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
• Caution Patuxent River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 30, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT to Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 PM EST

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

mdc055174-20261030T1300-river-rd

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "SSO",
    "facility_collection_system": "LITTLE PATUXENT WRP COLLECTION SYSTEM",
    "npdes_no": "MDC055174",
    "start_date": "10/30/2026",
    "start_time": "13:00:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "1",
    "duration_minute": "0",
    "overflow_address": "River Road",
    "zip": "20763",
    "owner_name": "Howard County DPW",
    "discharge_volume": "33000",
    "overflow_cause": "O-ring blew out, quick connect on one of hoses, gasket fell out.",
    "receiving_water": "Little Patuxent River",
    "county": "Howard",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "",
    "overflow_longitude": "",
    "id": "4"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "no coordinates",
  "_water": {
    "name_notes": [
      "'patuxent river' preceded by 'little': a different water, not used"
    ],
    "why_none": "no Maryland water record matched the name"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "permit/system id MDC055174",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}