Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Niagara Falls (C) WWTP, Mar 5, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2398242629227437",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "03/08/2026 10:30:46",
    "notificationStatus": "Update",
    "facilityName": "Niagara Falls (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026336",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "1099",
    "streetName": "whirlpool st",
    "city": "niagara falls",
    "addressDescription": "pump station",
    "latitude": "-79.0585",
    "longitude": "43.0992",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "03/05/2026 22:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "03/08/2026 21:30:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "ongoing Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Lower Niagara River",
    "componentDescription": "Pump Station 3 vertical pumps approach channel with 2 overflow channels (North/South)",
    "quantity": "20,610,947 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Rain/Melt runoff, some sedimentation and raw sewage",
    "stepsToContain": "We have a wet weather plan in place and it is in effect.",
    "additionalInstructions": "Our initial numbers and totals are all very rough estimates gathered by Operator from previous flows and overflows that match the one reported. Once the incident is over we will have a much closer estimate of total gallons discharged. Also, we have 24hr composite sampling that is being done on the Gorge pump station water 365 days a year 24 hrs/day.",
    "geoaddress": "611 Ashland Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14301, USA",
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    "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,CSO Outfall,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station - Pump Station 3 vertical pumps approach channel with 2 overflow channels (North/South)",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Lower Niagara River - Gorge",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Wet Weather Snow Melt System at Capacity",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Our initial numbers and totals are all very rough estimates gathered by Operator from previous flows and overflows that match the one reported. Once the incident is over we will have a much closer estimate of total gallons discharged. Also, we have 24hr composite sampling that is being done on the Gorge pump station water 365 days a year 24 hrs/day."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 845,
  "_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": "2026-03-08T17:30:00-04:00",
  "_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)"
  },
  "_chain": {
    "id": "key:NY0026336|1099 whirlpool st niagara falls|2026-03-05T22:30Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 3,
    "of": 4,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2380822241979610",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2398723665569491"
  }
}

Source: Niagara Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2398242629227437, reported Mar 8, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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