Treatment plant bypass reported — Washingtonville (V) WWTP, May 7, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Washingtonville (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Washingtonville (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2478094661363661, reported May 7, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Washingtonville (V) WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0023671). Outlet: “EFFLEUNT tank pumps”. Location: 41.42535, -74.14425; 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: “moodna creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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: May 7, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Ended: May 7, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: May 7, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT
Published: May 7, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC

What and how much

Type: Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “Untreated”
Volume: 3,000 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “3,000 gallons estimate Gallons Estimated”

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

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

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: 2478094661363661
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2478094661363661
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2478094661363661
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Treatment plant bypass
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-washingtonville-wwtp
Sewer operator	Washingtonville (V) WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0023671
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	EFFLEUNT tank pumps
Water named in the report	moodna creek
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	41.425
Longitude	-74.144
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	May 7, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT (2026-05-07T07:05:35-04:00)
Ended	May 7, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT (2026-05-07T07:30:45-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	May 7, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT (2026-05-07T11:10:27-04:00)
Published	May 7, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT (2026-05-07T11:10:27-04:00)
Source last updated	Not provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z)
Material	Untreated
Volume, in gallons	3,000
Volume as reported	3,000 gallons estimate Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Washingtonville (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Advice	Not provided
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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    "notificationStatus": "New",
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    "surfaceWater": "No",
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    "quantity": "3,000 gallons estimate Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "clarifier effluent and oxyditch mlss",
    "stepsToContain": "hosed area, cleaned and applying lime",
    "geoaddress": "3 Walt Cole blvd washingtonville NY",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown -",
    "dischargeReason": "Power Outage - we had a power outage during the night, VFDs did not reset when it switched off generator.",
    "systemComponent": "Plant Headworks - EFFLEUNT tank pumps",
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    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
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  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge at the treatment plant (component or notice text)",
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Source: Washingtonville (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2478094661363661, reported May 7, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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