Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer, Nov 12, 2025

Ongoing (as reported) · Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2243864324856562, reported Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer. Outlet: “Portable pump used”. Location: 42.92987, -78.76042; 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: “Scajaquada 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 12, 2025, 10:15 AM EST
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM EST
Published: Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM 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: “1800 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “1800 Gallons per Minute Estimated”

Advice from Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

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: NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know
Source record number: 2243864324856562
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: version 2

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2243864324856562
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2243864324856562
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-cheektowaga-poss
Sewer operator	Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Portable pump used
Water named in the report	Scajaquada Creek
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	42.93
Longitude	-78.76
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Nov 12, 2025, 10:15 AM EST (2025-11-12T10:15:58-05:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM EST (2025-11-12T10:16:46-05:00)
Published	Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM EST (2025-11-12T10:16:46-05:00)
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	1800 Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Advice	Not provided
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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    "sprtkAirDateTime": "11/12/2025 15:16:46",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer",
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    "streetNumber": "139",
    "streetName": "Winston Rd",
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    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "11/12/2025 15:15:58",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "11/12/2025 17:15:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "2 Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Scajaquada Creek",
    "componentDescription": "Portable pump used",
    "quantity": "1800 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Sanitary Sewer Bypass",
    "stepsToContain": "Continue to monitor flows during wet weather event.",
    "geoaddress": "139 Winston Rd, Buffalo, NY 14225, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown -",
    "dischargeReason": "Weather Conditions - rain / snow melt",
    "systemComponent": "Manhole - Portable pump used",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
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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",
  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume; 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: Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2243864324856562, reported Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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