Treatment plant bypass reported — Glens Falls (C) WWTP, Mar 5, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2386251080594692",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "03/05/2026 21:15:24",
    "notificationStatus": "Update",
    "facilityName": "Glens Falls (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0029050",
    "countyName": "Warren",
    "streetNumber": "0",
    "streetName": "Coopers Cave Bridge",
    "city": "Glens Falls",
    "latitude": "-73.6415",
    "longitude": "43.3064",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "03/05/2026 16:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "03/06/2026 14:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "22 hours Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Feeder Canal",
    "quantity": "60 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "An outside contractor has been called it to assess the situation.  The contractor is looking to find 2 points to set up a temporary force main pipe to allow time to repair the main line. during this time trucks will be used to haul the wastewater from the pumping station to the wastewater treatment plant.",
    "geoaddress": "Cooper's Cave Bridge, Glen St, Glens Falls, NY 12803, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break - The Force main from South Glens Falls to the Glens Falls collection system has broken underneath the Feeder Canal Bridge (Rt 9).  Trucks are being used to haul wastewater to the Glens Falls wastewater plant.",
    "systemComponent": "-",
    "region": "5",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "The Force main from South Glens Falls to the Glens Falls collection system has broken underneath the Feeder Canal Bridge (Rt 9).  Trucks are being used to haul wastewater to the Glens Falls wastewater plant."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 659,
  "_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": "2026-03-06T09:00:00-05:00",
  "_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": "untreated discharge at the treatment plant (component or notice text)",
  "_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume",
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Source: Glens Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2386251080594692, reported Mar 5, 2026, 4:15 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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