Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Whitehall (V) WWTP, Nov 11, 2025

Ongoing (as reported) · Whitehall (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Whitehall (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2238847803040906, reported Nov 11, 2025, 12:08 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Whitehall (V) WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0024929). Outlet: “Pump Station #5”. Location: 43.54740, -73.39570; 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: “Mud Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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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: Nov 11, 2025, 8:00 AM EST
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Nov 11, 2025, 12:08 PM EST
Published: Nov 11, 2025, 12:08 PM EST
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 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: Ongoing (as reported)
Material: “Untreated”
Volume: “Unknown Gallons Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “Unknown Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Whitehall (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

“None none”
Whitehall (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Advice period: This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis: not stated

Source and versions

Source: NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know
Source record number: 2238847803040906
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2238847803040906
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2238847803040906
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-whitehall
Sewer operator	Whitehall (V) WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0024929
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Pump Station #5
Water named in the report	Mud Creek
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	43.547
Longitude	-73.396
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Nov 11, 2025, 8:00 AM EST (2025-11-11T08:00:00-05:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Nov 11, 2025, 12:08 PM EST (2025-11-11T12:08:24-05:00)
Published	Nov 11, 2025, 12:08 PM EST (2025-11-11T12:08:24-05:00)
Source last updated	Not provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z)
Material	Untreated
Volume, in gallons	Not provided
Volume as reported	Unknown Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Whitehall (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Advice	None none
Advice period, in hours	Not provided
Basis of the advice period	Not provided
Original notice	https://www.dec.ny.gov/fs/data/SPRTK_Data.xlsx

Original source data

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    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "11/11/2025 13:00:00",
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    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
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    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Blown hole in sewer force main along railroad tracks.",
    "stepsToContain": "Got ahold of railroad for assistance with traffic will be working on tomorrow.",
    "additionalInstructions": "None none",
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  "_projected_end_note": "NY-Alert requires an expected end time on every notice; this one is a projection, not a reported end",
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  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_volume_note": "first (New) notice: NY-Alert requires a volume and an end time up front, so this figure is the notifier's estimate or placeholder, not a measured total",
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Source: Whitehall (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2238847803040906, reported Nov 11, 2025, 12:08 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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