Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP, May 23, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2527366526114050, reported May 26, 2026, 8:08 AM 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 Onondaga Lake at Liverpool NY gauge, 200 metres from the nearest boat launch on Onondaga Lake: no reading in the last 12 hours. Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.Conditions on Onondaga Lake
Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 04240495, no reading in the last 12 hours, retrieval time not recorded. Gauge chosen by DirtyWaterWatch. · Readings and history at USGS
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0027081). Outlet: “ChemTrade parking lot.”. Location: 43.06440, -76.20360; 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: “Onondaga Lake”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Onondaga Lake, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.
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
- 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
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “Untreated”
- Volume
- 33,750 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “33,750 Gallons Estimated”
Advice from Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
“Discharged ended at 1005 on 5/25/26.”
- 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
- 2527366526114050
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- Read the earlier version
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-sprtk:2527366526114050 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2527366526114050 |
| Earlier version | ny-dec-sprtk:2527641404048600 |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (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 | ChemTrade parking lot. |
| Water named in the report | Onondaga Lake |
| Linked waters | onondaga-lake-ny |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 43.064 |
| Longitude | -76.204 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | May 23, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT (2026-05-23T19:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | May 25, 2026, 10:05 AM EDT (2026-05-25T10:05:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | May 26, 2026, 8:08 AM EDT (2026-05-26T08:08:39-04:00) |
| Published | May 26, 2026, 8:08 AM EDT (2026-05-26T08:08:39-04:00) |
| 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 | 33,750 |
| Volume as reported | 33,750 Gallons Estimated |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know) |
| Advice | Discharged ended at 1005 on 5/25/26. |
| 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 2527366526114050, reported May 26, 2026, 8:08 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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