Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cedar Creek WPCP, Jul 1, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2593474662831002",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/03/2026 16:52:57",
    "notificationStatus": "Update",
    "facilityName": "Cedar Creek WPCP NY0026859",
    "facilityId": "NY0026859",
    "countyName": "Nassau",
    "streetNumber": "393",
    "streetName": "Front Street & Clinton Street",
    "city": "Hempstead",
    "addressDescription": "Front St, Hempstead, NY 11550",
    "latitude": "-73.6195",
    "longitude": "40.7078",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/01/2026 14:15:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/01/2026 14:19:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "58 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Terminal Catch Basins",
    "componentDescription": "Hempstead Pump Station",
    "quantity": "50 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Sanitary sewer manholes overflow due to power issues in Hempstead Pump station. Approximately, 2,900 gallons were released where it entered terminal catch basins. No waterways were impacted by this discharge.",
    "stepsToContain": "A call received in the hotline about an overflow in Clinton Street and Front Street intersection, Hempstead at 9:21 AM.The supervisor and Lift Station Technician arrived to the site at 10:15 AM,  and confirmed the SSO. The Lift Station Technician restored the power, pumps went on, and the overflow stopped at 10:19AM. The inspector sanitized the area at 10:25AM. Veolia Supervisor and NCDPW StormWater Manager along with the  Veolia Collections Vacuum Crew arrived at Front Street and Clinton Street to vacuum out the catch basins at 11:00 AM on July 3rd.",
    "geoaddress": "393 Front St, Hempstead, NY 11550, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown,Unknown -",
    "dischargeReason": "Power Outage,Weather Conditions - During the rain event, the UPS backup failed and the pumps stopped running.",
    "systemComponent": "Pump Station,Pump Station - Hempstead Pump Station",
    "region": "1",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "During the rain event, the UPS backup failed and the pumps stopped running."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4127,
  "_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 from a collection-system component",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "the notifier says the discharge does not reach surface water"
  },
  "_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume",
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        "aired": "2026-07-01T11:04:53-04:00"
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Source: Cedar Creek WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2593474662831002, reported Jul 3, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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