Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Niagara Falls (C) WWTP, Jun 6, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2560523673561542",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "06/06/2026 08:37:24",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Niagara Falls (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026336",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "1099",
    "streetName": "Whirlpool st.",
    "city": "Niagara Falls",
    "latitude": "-79.0585",
    "longitude": "43.0992",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "06/06/2026 08:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "06/07/2026 08:30:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "Ongoing Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Lower Niagara River",
    "quantity": "5,000,000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Rain, Ground Water/Runoff, Sediment and Raw Sewage",
    "stepsToContain": "We have a wet weather plan in place and it is in affect",
    "additionalInstructions": "Our inital total discharged is a very rough estimate created Operators using data from past events and trending. We will have a closer estimate at the end of the wet weather event.",
    "geoaddress": "611 Ashland Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14301, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Park,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown -",
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    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Other,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station,Pump Station -",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Rain - System at Capacity",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Our inital total discharged is a very rough estimate created Operators using data from past events and trending. We will have a closer estimate at the end of the wet weather event."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 3421,
  "_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"
  },
  "_projected_end": "2026-06-07T04:30:00-04:00",
  "_projected_end_note": "NY-Alert requires an expected end time on every notice; this one is a projection, not a reported end",
  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "a CSO outfall named in the system component",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within New York (checked against the geocode)"
  },
  "_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",
  "_chain": {
    "id": "key:NY0026336|1099 whirlpool st niagara falls|2026-06-06T08:30Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
    "of": 2,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2560523673561542",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2560523673566099"
  }
}

Source: Niagara Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2560523673561542, reported Jun 6, 2026, 4:37 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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