Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — North Tonawanda (C) WWTP, Feb 20, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2362886458465604",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "02/21/2026 04:17:15",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "North Tonawanda (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026280",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "830",
    "streetName": "River Rd",
    "city": "North Tonawanda",
    "addressDescription": "Wastewater Treatment Plant",
    "latitude": "-78.8888",
    "longitude": "43.0424",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "02/21/2026 03:18:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "02/22/2026 03:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "On going Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Niagara River",
    "componentDescription": "ORF",
    "quantity": "3,000,000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Partially Treated with Disinfection",
    "dischargeDescription": "Discharge has received primary treatment, screening and solids settling/removal.  Discharge is chlorinated per SPDES permit and monitored.",
    "stepsToContain": "Plant flow was maximized\nStorage was maximized\nWet Weather Operating Plan was followed and executed.\nDischarge has primary treatment, settling with solids removal, and chlorine disinfection\nOverflow is monitored and recorded according to SPDES permit.",
    "geoaddress": "830 River Rd, North Tonawanda, NY 14120, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Bathing Beach,Bathing Beach,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Drinking Water Intake,Drinking Water Intake,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Other,Other,Park,Park,Unknown,Unknown - Areas North of North Tonawanda on the Niagara River",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions - Rain/snow melt have increased plant flows and storage have reached capacity.  ORF has reached capacity.",
    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall - ORF",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Areas North of North Tonawanda on the Niagara River",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Rain/snow melt have increased plant flows and storage have reached capacity.  ORF has reached capacity."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 524,
  "_time_basis": {
    "air": "UTC in the workbook (rows aired from late May 2025); converted to America/New_York",
    "start": "UTC in the workbook (rows aired from late May 2025); converted to America/New_York",
    "end": "UTC in the workbook (rows aired from late May 2025); converted to America/New_York"
  },
  "_projected_end": "2026-02-21T22:00:00-05:00",
  "_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": "a CSO outfall named in the system component",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within New York (checked against the geocode)"
  },
  "_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",
  "_chain": {
    "id": "key:NY0026280|830 river rd north tonawanda|2026-02-21T03:18Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
    "of": 2,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2362886458465604",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2362886458474595"
  }
}

Source: North Tonawanda (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2362886458465604, reported Feb 20, 2026, 11:17 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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