Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP, May 10, 2026
Ongoing (as reported) · Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2492628830578215, reported May 10, 2026, 12:02 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: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0027081). Outlet: “Multiple CSO outfalls along Harbor Brook.”. Location: 43.03571, -76.18843; 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: “Harbor Brook”. 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.
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
- “Untreated”
- Volume
- “195 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “195 Gallons per Minute Estimated”
Advice from Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
“The volume of this discharge is an average based on the average CSO discharge from 2016 to 2022. The estimated duration and volume of this discharge, if any, is unknown at the time of this report. The location identified is the furthest upstream CSO outfall on Harbor Brook. Wet weather may cause sporadic CSO discharges.”
- 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
- 2492628830578215
- 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:2492628830578215 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2492628830578215 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Combined sewer overflow (CSO) |
| Status in the report | Ongoing (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-onondaga-county-metro-syracuse |
| Sewer operator | Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | NY0027081 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Multiple CSO outfalls along Harbor Brook. |
| Water named in the report | Harbor Brook |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 43.036 |
| Longitude | -76.188 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | May 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT (2026-05-10T00:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | May 10, 2026, 12:02 AM EDT (2026-05-10T00:02:35-04:00) |
| Published | May 10, 2026, 12:02 AM EDT (2026-05-10T00:02:35-04:00) |
| 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 | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | 195 Gallons per Minute Estimated |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know) |
| Advice | The volume of this discharge is an average based on the average CSO discharge from 2016 to 2022. The estimated duration and volume of this discharge, if any, is unknown at the time of this report. The location identified is the furthest upstream CSO outfall on Harbor Brook. Wet weather may cause sporadic CSO discharges. |
| 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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} Source: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2492628830578215, reported May 10, 2026, 12:02 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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