Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer Plant #3, Jan 9, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer Plant #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer Plant #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2310934534358346, reported Jan 9, 2026, 7:48 AM 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: Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer Plant #3. Outlet: “regulated overflow to bypass”. Location: 42.87030, -78.78785; 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: “Buffalo River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Buffalo River, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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: Jan 9, 2026, 7:45 AM EST
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Jan 9, 2026, 7:48 AM EST
Published: Jan 9, 2026, 7:48 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: 1 million gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “1000000 Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer Plant #3 (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: 2310934534358346
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:2310934534358346
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2310934534358346
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 Plant #3
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	Not provided
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	regulated overflow to bypass
Water named in the report	Buffalo River
Linked waters	buffalo-river-ny
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	42.87
Longitude	-78.788
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Jan 9, 2026, 7:45 AM EST (2026-01-09T07:45:00-05:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Jan 9, 2026, 7:48 AM EST (2026-01-09T07:48:47-05:00)
Published	Jan 9, 2026, 7:48 AM EST (2026-01-09T07:48:47-05:00)
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	1,000,000
Volume as reported	1000000 Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Cheektowaga Sanitary Sewer Plant #3 (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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