Treatment bypass reported — NYCDEP Wards Island WWTP, Jul 2, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · NYCDEP Wards Island WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: NYCDEP Wards Island WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2593783900498781, reported Jul 2, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: NYCDEP Wards Island WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0026131). Outlet: not stated. Location: 40.79020, -73.92450; 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: “east river”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to East River, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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: Jul 2, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Jul 2, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT
Published: Jul 2, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC

What and how much

Type: Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.
Status in the record: Ongoing (as reported)
Material: “Partially Treated with Disinfection”
Volume: “unknown Gallons Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “unknown Gallons Estimated”

Advice from NYCDEP Wards Island 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

Status history from this report

No current status shown East River: End not confirmed, Aug 1, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT to Sep 30, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

Source and versions

Source: NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know
Source record number: 2593783900498781
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:2593783900498781
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2593783900498781
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Treatment bypass
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-nyc-dep
Sewer operator	NYCDEP Wards Island WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0026131
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Not provided
Water named in the report	east river
Linked waters	east-river-ny
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	40.79
Longitude	-73.925
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Jul 2, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT (2026-07-02T06:07:00-04:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Jul 2, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT (2026-07-02T18:58:28-04:00)
Published	Jul 2, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT (2026-07-02T18:58:28-04:00)
Source last updated	Not provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z)
Material	Partially Treated with Disinfection
Volume, in gallons	Not provided
Volume as reported	unknown Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	NYCDEP Wards Island 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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Source: NYCDEP Wards Island WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2593783900498781, reported Jul 2, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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