Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Yorktown Heights SD WWTP, Jul 7, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2593474662964702",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/07/2026 21:36:03",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Yorktown Heights  SD WWTP NY0026743",
    "facilityId": "NY0026743",
    "countyName": "Westchester",
    "streetNumber": "2727",
    "streetName": "Crompond Rd",
    "city": "Yorktown Heights",
    "addressDescription": "Yorktown High School - behind athletic fields",
    "latitude": "-73.8035",
    "longitude": "41.2926",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/07/2026 12:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/07/2026 17:30:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "unknown. Assumed to be several hours. Town staff arrived and stopped contractor from discharging sewage to the ground. Hours - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
    "receivingWaterBody": "NYS Wetland area",
    "componentDescription": "manhole overflow due to blockage",
    "quantity": "unknown, assumed to be >1000 gal Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "At the time of arrival, pumped discharge was being covered with dirt.",
    "stepsToContain": "Town Highway dept stopped contractor's illicit discharge and notified Sewer Dept. Septic hauler pumped manhole and remained on site to prevent further overflow. Town vactor truck cleared sewer main.",
    "geoaddress": "2727 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Park - Wooded area at edge of wetland. Property is adjacent to FDR State Park",
    "dischargeReason": "Unknown - Contractor for school district was found to have clogged municipal manhole with dirt and debris and the manhole had been overflowing to the surface of the ground. Contractor had been attempting to clear blockage by pumping MH to the surface of the ground.",
    "systemComponent": "Manhole - manhole overflow due to blockage",
    "region": "3",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Wooded area at edge of wetland. Property is adjacent to FDR State Park",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Contractor for school district was found to have clogged municipal manhole with dirt and debris and the manhole had been overflowing to the surface of the ground. Contractor had been attempting to clear blockage by pumping MH to the surface of the ground."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4225,
  "_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": "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 2593474662964702, reported Jul 7, 2026, 5:36 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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