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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Town of Luke, May 20, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Town of Luke

Source: Town of Luke via MDE Reported Sewer Overflows (New for 2023), Maryland Open Data Portal (Socrata stgj-u72u), record mdc321687-20260520T0830-state-rt-135-pratt-st, 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: Town of Luke. Outlet: “State Rt 135, Pratt St”. Location: 39.48020, -79.06580; 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: “N/A”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to North Branch Potomac 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 20, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT

Ended

May 20, 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

5 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“5 gallons”

Advice from Town of Luke

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

mdc321687-20260520T0830-state-rt-135-pratt-st

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "overflow_type": "SSO",
    "facility_collection_system": "UPRC WWTP Collection System - Luke",
    "npdes_no": "MDC321687",
    "start_date": "05/20/2026",
    "start_time": "08:30:00",
    "duration_day": "0",
    "duration_hour": "5",
    "duration_minute": "30",
    "overflow_address": "State Rt 135, Pratt St",
    "zip": "21540",
    "owner_name": "Town of Luke",
    "discharge_volume": "5",
    "overflow_cause": "Pipe break.",
    "receiving_water": "N/A",
    "county": "Allegany",
    "penalty_id": "",
    "overflow_latitude": "39.4802",
    "overflow_longitude": "-79.0658",
    "id": "390"
  },
  "_ended_at_basis": "start + duration_day/hour/minute",
  "_coords": "as given",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "receiving water given as 'N/A': no surface water named (decision 3)"
  },
  "_discharger_basis": "built from the owner name (no research row)",
  "_first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T02:28:49Z"
}