Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP, May 20, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2527572684452597",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "05/21/2026 13:00:39",
    "notificationStatus": "Close",
    "facilityName": "Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP.",
    "facilityId": "NY0027081",
    "countyName": "Onondaga",
    "streetNumber": "126",
    "streetName": "Evans St.",
    "city": "Syracuse.",
    "addressDescription": "Discharge was at a County owned wet weather floatable control facility.",
    "latitude": "-76.1612",
    "longitude": "43.0557",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "05/20/2026 14:25:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "05/20/2026 15:05:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "40 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Onondaga Creek",
    "quantity": "1000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Sanitary wastewater combined with potable water from a City of Syracuse water main break.",
    "stepsToContain": "The City of Syracuse was aware if the break and stopped the potable water flow, which ended the discharge to the creek.",
    "geoaddress": "126 Evans St, Syracuse, NY 13204, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Fishing Area,Park -",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break,Pipe Break - A City of Syracuse water main break caused the County owned combined sanitary sewer to be overwhelmed and go out a wet weather overflow.",
    "systemComponent": "Other,Other -",
    "region": "7",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "A City of Syracuse water main break caused the County owned combined sanitary sewer to be overwhelmed and go out a wet weather overflow."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 3171,
  "_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"
  },
  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "inferred: untreated wet-weather discharge from a CSO permittee, no component given (could also be a sanitary overflow or plant bypass)",
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Source: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2527572684452597, reported May 21, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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