Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — North Tonawanda (C) WWTP, Mar 31, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2428857156431736",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "04/01/2026 00:21:19",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "North Tonawanda (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026280",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "830",
    "streetName": "River Rd",
    "city": "North Tonawanda",
    "addressDescription": "WWTP",
    "latitude": "-78.889",
    "longitude": "43.0412",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "03/31/2026 23:45:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "04/02/2026 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": "ORF overflow discharge is treated with primary screening settling and disinfected with chlorine per SPDES permit.",
    "stepsToContain": "Flow was maximized through plant\nPlant storage was maximized\nWet weather plan was executed\nORF overflow discharge is treated with primary screening, settling, and disinfected with chlorine per 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 - Norther Niagara River upstream of North Tonawanda WWTP",
    "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 - System and storage are at capacity from wet weather event",
    "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": "Norther Niagara River upstream of North Tonawanda WWTP",
    "sprtkExplanation": "System and storage are at capacity from wet weather event"
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 1749,
  "_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": "2026-04-01T23:00:00-04:00",
  "_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)"
  },
  "_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|2026-03-31T23:45Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
    "of": 1,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2428857156431736",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2428857156431736",
    "notices": [
      {
        "id": "2428857156431736",
        "status": "New",
        "aired": "2026-03-31T20:21:19-04:00"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Source: North Tonawanda (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2428857156431736, reported Mar 31, 2026, 8:21 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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