Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — City of Albany CSOs, Apr 14, 2026
Ongoing (as reported) · City of Albany CSOs (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: City of Albany CSOs (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2457478818418067, reported Apr 14, 2026, 6:27 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
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Latest conditions, not at the time of this report:At the Hudson River at Green Island NY gauge, 2.1 kilometres from the nearest boat launch on Hudson River: flow 8,190 cubic feet per second (Nov 2, 2026, 3:15 PM EST). Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.Conditions on Hudson River
Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 01358000, reading Nov 2, 2026, 3:15 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: City of Albany CSOs (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0025747). Outlet: “This is the largest CSO in the system.”. Location: 42.64041, -73.75112; 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: “Hudson River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Hudson River, 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.
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
- Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
- Status in the record
- Ongoing (as reported)
- Material
- “Partially Treated without Disinfection”
- Volume
- 12.75 million gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “12,750,000 Gallons Estimated”
Advice from City of Albany CSOs (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
“Multiple outfalls may be discharging during this storm event. The location is for the outfall that typically discharges the largest volume. There are other outfalls that are upstream of this location. The volume is estimated from the model that predicts 739 million gallons per year over the average number of discharges per year, 58. To see which outfalls may be discharging during the current storm event, please see the Albany Pool Website at: https://www.albanypoolcso.org/”
- 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
- 2457478818418067
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- version 2
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-sprtk:2457478818418067 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2457478818418067 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Combined sewer overflow (CSO) |
| Status in the report | Ongoing (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-albany-water-board |
| Sewer operator | City of Albany CSOs |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | NY0025747 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | This is the largest CSO in the system. |
| Water named in the report | Hudson River |
| Linked waters | hudson-river-ny |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 42.64 |
| Longitude | -73.751 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Apr 14, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT (2026-04-14T18:45:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Apr 14, 2026, 6:27 PM EDT (2026-04-14T18:27:12-04:00) |
| Published | Apr 14, 2026, 6:27 PM EDT (2026-04-14T18:27:12-04:00) |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z) |
| Material | Partially Treated without Disinfection |
| Volume, in gallons | 12,750,000 |
| Volume as reported | 12,750,000 Gallons Estimated |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | City of Albany CSOs (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know) |
| Advice | Multiple outfalls may be discharging during this storm event. The location is for the outfall that typically discharges the largest volume. There are other outfalls that are upstream of this location. The volume is estimated from the model that predicts 739 million gallons per year over the average number of discharges per year, 58. To see which outfalls may be discharging during the current storm event, please see the Albany Pool Website at: https://www.albanypoolcso.org/ |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://www.dec.ny.gov/fs/data/SPRTK_Data.xlsx |
Original source data
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"sprtkAirDateTime": "04/14/2026 22:27:12",
"notificationStatus": "New",
"facilityName": "City of Albany CSOs",
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"streetName": "Broadway",
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"sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "04/14/2026 22:45:00",
"sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "04/15/2026 01:00:00",
"dischargeDuration": "Ongoing Hours - Ongoing",
"surfaceWater": "Yes",
"receivingWaterBody": "Hudson River",
"quantity": "12,750,000 Gallons Estimated",
"treatedState": "Partially Treated without Disinfection",
"dischargeDescription": "Combined rainwater with sewage. The Corning Preserve outfalls (026 and 030) have most floatables removed.",
"stepsToContain": "Permitted CSO Discharge",
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"impactedArea": "Boat Launch,Park - Corning Preserve",
"dischargeReason": "Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions - Precipitation event",
"systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall -",
"region": "4",
"sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
"sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Corning Preserve",
"sprtkExplanation": "Precipitation event",
"sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Multiple outfalls may be discharging during this storm event. The location is for the outfall that typically discharges the largest volume. There are other outfalls that are upstream of this location. The volume is estimated from the model that predicts 739 million gallons per year over the average number of discharges per year, 58. To see which outfalls may be discharging during the current storm event, please see the Albany Pool Website at:",
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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",
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"_event_type_basis": "a CSO outfall named in the system component",
"_water": {
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},
"_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: City of Albany CSOs (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2457478818418067, reported Apr 14, 2026, 6:27 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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