Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island, Mar 5, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2387110074059548",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "03/06/2026 03:35:20",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island",
    "facilityId": "NY0028410",
    "countyName": "Erie",
    "streetNumber": "8",
    "streetName": "Buffalo River St",
    "city": "Buffalo",
    "addressDescription": "Outfall in river wall at extension of Buffalo Sewer Authority owned lot 1388 South Park",
    "latitude": "-78.8314",
    "longitude": "42.8598",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "03/06/2026 02:54:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "03/07/2026 02:54:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "Ongoing Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Buffalo River",
    "quantity": "130,000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "Permitted CSO discharge",
    "additionalInstructions": "CSO 28 was chosen for the location as it is the most frequently activating CSO in the watershed. For more information please see our website at: buffalosewer.org",
    "geoaddress": "8 Buffalo St, Buffalo, NY 14220, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Park,Park - Seneca Bluffs Park, Thomas Higgins Riverfront Park, Red Jacket Park, Mutual Riverfront Park, Buffalo Riverfest Park, Canalside, Buffalo Naval Park",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity,Weather Conditions - Heavy rainfall",
    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall -",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Seneca Bluffs Park, Thomas Higgins Riverfront Park, Red Jacket Park, Mutual Riverfront Park, Buffalo Riverfest Park, Canalside, Buffalo Naval Park",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Heavy rainfall",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "CSO 28 was chosen for the location as it is the most frequently activating CSO in the watershed. For more information please see our website at:",
    "sprtkWebsiteUrl": "buffalosewer.org"
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 701,
  "_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": "2026-03-06T21:54:00-05:00",
  "_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",
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Source: Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2387110074059548, reported Mar 5, 2026, 10:35 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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