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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3, Jun 14, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2560798551698235, reported Jun 15, 2026, 1:09 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: Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0095401). Outlet: “Manhole CDFF6”. Location: 42.74583, -78.87638; 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: “Overland flow to storm drain to Foster Brook”. Not linked to a mapped water.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
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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
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- Published
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
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
- 32,020 gallons (measured or verified)
- Volume as reported
- “32,020 Gallons Actual”
Advice from Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
“When this SPRTK was sent it misrepresented the actual location of the discharge. The SSO actually took place at 3094 Cloverbank rd. (Rogers and Cloverbank) not 4940 Rogers rd. (Rogers and Bender). The addresses on this SPRTK have been corrected to properly represent the SSO that occurred. http://www2.erie.gov/dsm/index.php?q=Sanitary-Sewer-Overflows”
- 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
- 2560798551698235
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-sprtk:2560798551698235 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2560798551698235 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-southtowns-awtf-ecsd-3 |
| Sewer operator | Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | NY0095401 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Manhole CDFF6 |
| Water named in the report | Overland flow to storm drain to Foster Brook |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 42.746 |
| Longitude | -78.876 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Jun 14, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT (2026-06-14T20:20:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Jun 14, 2026, 11:28 PM EDT (2026-06-14T23:28:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Jun 15, 2026, 1:09 PM EDT (2026-06-15T13:09:27-04:00) |
| Published | Jun 15, 2026, 1:09 PM EDT (2026-06-15T13:09:27-04:00) |
| 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 | 32,020 |
| Volume as reported | 32,020 Gallons Actual |
| How volume was determined | measured or verified |
| Authority | Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know) |
| Advice | When this SPRTK was sent it misrepresented the actual location of the discharge. The SSO actually took place at 3094 Cloverbank rd. (Rogers and Cloverbank) not 4940 Rogers rd. (Rogers and Bender). The addresses on this SPRTK have been corrected to properly represent the SSO that occurred. http://www2.erie.gov/dsm/index.php?q=Sanitary-Sewer-Overflows |
| 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": "Close",
"facilityName": "Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3",
"facilityId": "NY0095401",
"countyName": "Erie",
"streetNumber": "3094",
"streetName": "Rogers Road",
"city": "Hamburg",
"addressDescription": "Manhole is at the intersection of Rogers Road and Cloverbank Road.",
"latitude": "-78.87637790514378",
"longitude": "42.74583351035348",
"sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "06/15/2026 00:20:00",
"sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "06/15/2026 03:28:00",
"dischargeDuration": "3.13 Hours - Ended",
"surfaceWater": "Yes",
"receivingWaterBody": "Overland flow to storm drain to Foster Brook",
"componentDescription": "Manhole CDFF6",
"quantity": "32,020 Gallons Actual",
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"geoaddress": "3094 Cloverbank Rd, Hamburg, NY 14075, USA",
"impactedArea": "Unknown -",
"dischargeReason": "System Capacity - Localized heavy rainfall",
"systemComponent": "Manhole - Manhole CDFF6",
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"sprtkExplanation": "Localized heavy rainfall",
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} Source: Southtowns AWTF- ECSD #3 (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2560798551698235, reported Jun 15, 2026, 1:09 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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