Treatment plant bypass reported — Chemung Co Elmira SD STP, Jun 5, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2560489313811637",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "06/05/2026 16:23:35",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Chemung Co Elmira SD STP NY0035742",
    "facilityId": "NY0035742",
    "countyName": "Chemung",
    "streetNumber": "600",
    "streetName": "Milton St",
    "city": "Elmira",
    "addressDescription": "Entrance to Chemung County Sewer District, 600 Milton St, Elmira, NY 14904 - across from 487 Milton St.",
    "latitude": "-76.779051",
    "longitude": "42.076836",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "06/05/2026 14:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "06/05/2026 15:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "30 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
    "receivingWaterBody": "NONE",
    "quantity": "15 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Load was wet screened grit headed to the landfill. Truck hit a pothole turning out of the plant and some splashed out of the hopper onto the street.",
    "stepsToContain": "Crew was onsite immediately to clean up. shoveled up grit, spread lime on wet ares and let sit to soak up water and then swept up and sprayed with water to clean off. Staff met with neighbors.",
    "geoaddress": "487 - 600 Milton St, Elmira NY",
    "impactedArea": "Other - Spill occurred in street.",
    "dischargeReason": "Unknown - Hauler hit a pothole while turning out of plant road and grit splashed out onto the road.",
    "systemComponent": "-",
    "region": "8",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Spill occurred in street.",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Hauler hit a pothole while turning out of plant road and grit splashed out onto the road."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 3419,
  "_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": "untreated discharge at the treatment plant (component or notice text)",
  "_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: Chemung Co Elmira SD STP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2560489313811637, reported Jun 5, 2026, 12:23 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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