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Treatment plant bypass reported — Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP, Mar 31, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2436588097565003, reported Apr 1, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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Latest conditions, not at the time of this report:At the Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls NY gauge, 8.3 kilometres from the nearest boat launch on Honeoye Creek: flow 4.5 cubic feet per second (Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST). Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.Conditions on Honeoye Creek

Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 04229500, reading Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:22 UTC. Gauge chosen by DirtyWaterWatch. · Readings and history at USGS

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0025259). Outlet: not stated. Location: 42.95900, -77.59260; 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: “Honeoye Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Honeoye Creek, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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
Ended
ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source
Times known to the minute
Reported to the source
Published
Source last updated
not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

What and how much

Type
Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
Status in the record
Ongoing (as reported)
Material
“Untreated”
Volume
“550000 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported
“550000 Gallons per Minute Estimated”

Advice from Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

“Creek level is very high so flow is still at 1250 gal/min,”

Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
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
2436588097565003
Original notice
Read the original notice
Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierny-dec-sprtk:2436588097565003
Source identifierny-dec-sprtk
Source record number2436588097565003
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeTreatment plant bypass
Status in the reportOngoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierny-honeoye-falls-v-wwtp
Sewer operatorHoneoye Falls (V) WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)NY0025259
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameNot provided
Water named in the reportHoneoye Creek
Linked watershoneoye-creek-ny
How this report was linked to the waterthe water named in the report
Latitude42.959
Longitude-77.593
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedMar 31, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT (2026-03-31T10:30:00-04:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceApr 1, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT (2026-04-01T09:23:45-04:00)
PublishedApr 1, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT (2026-04-01T09:23:45-04:00)
Source last updatedNot provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z)
MaterialUntreated
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reported550000 Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determinedestimated
AuthorityHoneoye Falls (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
AdviceCreek level is very high so flow is still at 1250 gal/min,
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://www.dec.ny.gov/fs/data/SPRTK_Data.xlsx

Original source data

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    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP NY0025259",
    "facilityId": "NY0025259",
    "countyName": "Monroe",
    "streetNumber": "100",
    "streetName": "Ulrich Lane",
    "city": "Honeoye Falls",
    "latitude": "-77.5926",
    "longitude": "42.959",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "03/31/2026 14:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "04/01/2026 15:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "23 Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Honeoye Creek",
    "quantity": "550000 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "pumped from influent channel, most of the flow coming in was rain water, most of the remaining flow was treated through entire plant",
    "stepsToContain": "pump has been idled down this morning, plant is handling most  of the flow",
    "additionalInstructions": "Creek level is very high so flow is still at 1250 gal/min,",
    "geoaddress": "100 Ulrich Ln, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity - plant received 2.5 inches of rain. reached high capacity needed to take some pressure off rest of plant",
    "systemComponent": "Plant Headworks -",
    "region": "8",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "plant received 2.5 inches of rain. reached high capacity needed to take some pressure off rest of plant",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Creek level is very high so flow is still at 1250 gal/min,"
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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 at the treatment plant (component or notice text)",
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  },
  "_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume; 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: Honeoye Falls (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2436588097565003, reported Apr 1, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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