Treatment bypass reported — Cayuga Heights (V) WWTP, May 24, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2527435245569795",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "05/24/2026 16:52:11",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Cayuga Heights (V) WWTP NY0020958",
    "facilityId": "NY0020958",
    "countyName": "Tompkins",
    "streetNumber": "951",
    "streetName": "East Shore Drive",
    "city": "Ithaca",
    "addressDescription": "Village of Cayuga Heights WWTP",
    "latitude": "-76.507333",
    "longitude": "42.469656",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "05/24/2026 09:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "05/11/2026 04:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "6 Hours - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Cayuga Lake",
    "componentDescription": "sludge digester overflow",
    "quantity": "5000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Partially Treated without Disinfection",
    "dischargeDescription": "The secondary sludge digestor overfilled and spilled out of the top. Partially treated sludge was intercepted in the NYS Route 34 roadside ditch, where is was contained and did not enter into the adjacent stream or lake.",
    "stepsToContain": "The pump was manually shut off and the sludge on the land is being neutralized with lime. The sludge in the roadside ditch will be cleaned up with an excavator and disposed of at the same site as the sludge cake is disposed (Steuben County Landfill).",
    "additionalInstructions": "www.cayugaheights.gov",
    "geoaddress": "951 East Shore Drive",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown - road side ditch with no flowing stormwater",
    "dischargeReason": "Unknown - overflow limit alarm failed",
    "systemComponent": "Other - sludge digester overflow",
    "region": "7",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "road side ditch with no flowing stormwater",
    "sprtkExplanation": "overflow limit alarm failed",
    "sprtkWebsiteUrl": "www.cayugaheights.gov"
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 3292,
  "_time_basis": {
    "air": "UTC in the workbook (rows aired from late May 2025); converted to America/New_York",
    "start": "UTC in the workbook (rows aired from late May 2025); converted to America/New_York",
    "end": "UTC in the workbook (rows aired from late May 2025); converted to America/New_York"
  },
  "_end_before_start": "2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00",
  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "partially treated discharge (treated state)",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "the notifier says the discharge does not reach surface water"
  },
  "_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: Cayuga Heights (V) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2527435245569795, reported May 24, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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