Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Yorktown Heights SD WWTP, Jun 10, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2560729832085868, reported Jun 10, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0026743). Outlet: “residential neighborhood”. Location: 43.05030, -76.14740; 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: “New Croton Reservoir”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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.

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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: Jun 10, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT
Ended: Jun 10, 2026, 12:46 PM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Jun 10, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT
Published: Jun 10, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC

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: 5 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “5 gallons Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

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: 2560729832085868
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2560729832085868
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2560729832085868
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-yorktown-heights-sd-wwtp
Sewer operator	Yorktown Heights SD WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0026743
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	residential neighborhood
Water named in the report	New Croton Reservoir
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	43.05
Longitude	-76.147
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Jun 10, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT (2026-06-10T12:45:00-04:00)
Ended	Jun 10, 2026, 12:46 PM EDT (2026-06-10T12:46:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Jun 10, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT (2026-06-10T13:42:57-04:00)
Published	Jun 10, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT (2026-06-10T13:42:57-04:00)
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	5
Volume as reported	5 gallons Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Advice	Not provided
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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    "notificationStatus": "New",
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    "streetNumber": "456",
    "streetName": "old country way",
    "city": "Yorktown",
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    "latitude": "-76.1474",
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    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "06/10/2026 16:45:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "06/10/2026 16:46:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "1 minute Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "New Croton Reservoir",
    "quantity": "5 gallons Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "Crew arrived, identified that it was in fact the force main.  Shut down the pump station - called a septic hauler to maintain the wet well level.  Dig safe is being notified to safely excavate and repair the pipe.",
    "geoaddress": "333 E Water St, Syracuse, NY 13202, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Drinking Water Intake -",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break - Force main break",
    "systemComponent": "Pipe -",
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  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_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: Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2560729832085868, reported Jun 10, 2026, 1:42 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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