Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Great Neck WPC District, Feb 27, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · Great Neck WPC District (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Great Neck WPC District (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2371132795696628, reported Feb 27, 2026, 3:37 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: Great Neck WPC District (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0026999). Outlet: “3 in low pressure gravity main”. Location: 40.79665, -73.69996; 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: “Manhasset bay”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Manhasset Bay, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.

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: Feb 27, 2026, 2:30 AM EST
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Feb 27, 2026, 3:37 PM EST
Published: Feb 27, 2026, 3:37 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: 50 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “50 Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Great Neck WPC District (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: 2371132795696628
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:2371132795696628
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2371132795696628
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-great-neck-wpcd
Sewer operator	Great Neck WPC District
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0026999
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	3 in low pressure gravity main
Water named in the report	Manhasset bay
Linked waters	manhasset-bay-ny
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	40.797
Longitude	-73.7
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Feb 27, 2026, 2:30 AM EST (2026-02-27T02:30:00-05:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Feb 27, 2026, 3:37 PM EST (2026-02-27T15:37:22-05:00)
Published	Feb 27, 2026, 3:37 PM EST (2026-02-27T15:37:22-05:00)
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	50
Volume as reported	50 Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Great Neck WPC District (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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    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Great Neck WPC District",
    "facilityId": "NY0026999",
    "countyName": "Nassau",
    "streetNumber": "239",
    "streetName": "Plandome road",
    "city": "Manhasset",
    "addressDescription": "train station overpass",
    "latitude": "-73.69995463639498",
    "longitude": "40.79665125841678",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "02/27/2026 07:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "02/27/2026 11:36:54",
    "dischargeDuration": "1 Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Manhasset bay",
    "componentDescription": "3 in low pressure gravity main",
    "quantity": "50 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "sewage leaking from pipe sleeve around 3 inch low pressure gravity main under the train station overpass",
    "stepsToContain": "isloate section  of force at valve chamber",
    "geoaddress": "239 plandome road",
    "impactedArea": "Bathing Beach,Boat Launch,Fishing Area,Unknown - train station overpass",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break,Pipe Break,Pipe Break,Pipe Break - possible bad joint",
    "systemComponent": "Pipe,Pipe,Pipe,Pipe - 3 in low pressure gravity main",
    "region": "1",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "train station overpass",
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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",
  "_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",
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Source: Great Neck WPC District (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2371132795696628, reported Feb 27, 2026, 3:37 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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