Treatment bypass reported — Chemung Co Elmira SD STP, Jun 22, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2584506771004099",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "06/22/2026 19:23:14",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Chemung Co Elmira SD STP NY0035742",
    "facilityId": "NY0035742",
    "countyName": "Chemung",
    "streetNumber": "500",
    "streetName": "Milton Street",
    "city": "Elmira",
    "addressDescription": "The outfall is south of the end of Milton St., near the wastewater treatment plant.",
    "latitude": "-76.77620116456825",
    "longitude": "42.07635233511487",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "06/22/2026 19:03:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "06/22/2026 22:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "TBD - Ongoing Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Chemung River",
    "quantity": "TBD - Ongoing Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Partially Treated with Disinfection",
    "dischargeDescription": "Partially treated headworks discharges are primarily rainwater runoff (95-98%) with some gray water or wastewater (2-5%). Solids and grit are removed prior to discharge and chlorine is added for disinfection.",
    "stepsToContain": "Permitted partially treated wastewater outfall.",
    "additionalInstructions": "Wastewater is discharged to the river to avoid flooding of the treatment plant and neighborhood. Avoid area of Chemung River near Milton St. Wastewater Treatment Plant during intense rainfall event while discharge is happening. Normal river recreation may resume following active discharge.",
    "geoaddress": "500 Milton St, Elmira, NY 14904, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Fishing Area,Fishing Area -",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity,Weather Conditions - Intensity and volume of rainfall caused system capacity exceedances.",
    "systemComponent": "Plant Headworks,Plant Headworks -",
    "region": "8",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Intensity and volume of rainfall caused system capacity exceedances.",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Wastewater is discharged to the river to avoid flooding of the treatment plant and neighborhood. Avoid area of Chemung River near Milton St. Wastewater Treatment Plant during intense rainfall event while discharge is happening. Normal river recreation may resume following active discharge."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 3915,
  "_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": "2026-06-22T18:00:00-04:00",
  "_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": "partially treated discharge (treated state)",
  "_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:NY0035742|500 milton street elmira|2026-06-22T19:03Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
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    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2584506771004099",
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Source: Chemung Co Elmira SD STP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2584506771004099, reported Jun 22, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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