Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP, Jul 4, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2600758927405831, reported Jul 5, 2026, 9:19 AM 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: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0027081). Outlet: “Multiple CSO outfalls along Teall Brook & Ley Creek.”. Location: 43.07869, -76.12257; 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: “Teall Brook & Ley Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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 4, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
Ended: Jul 5, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Jul 5, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT
Published: Jul 5, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC

What and how much

Type: Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “Untreated”
Volume: “65 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “65 Gallons per Minute Estimated”

Advice from Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

“The volume of this discharge is an average based on the average CSO discharge from 2016 to 2022. The estimated duration and volume of this discharge, if any, is unknown at the time of this report. The location identified is the furthest upstream CSO outfall on Ley Creek. Wet weather may cause sporadic CSO discharges.”
Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

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: 2600758927405831
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: Read the earlier version
Later versions: version 2

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2600758927405831
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2600758927405831
Earlier version	ny-dec-sprtk:2593783900553020
Type	Combined sewer overflow (CSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-onondaga-county-metro-syracuse
Sewer operator	Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0027081
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Multiple CSO outfalls along Teall Brook & Ley Creek.
Water named in the report	Teall Brook & Ley Creek
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	43.079
Longitude	-76.123
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Jul 4, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT (2026-07-04T11:15:00-04:00)
Ended	Jul 5, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT (2026-07-05T09:15:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Jul 5, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT (2026-07-05T09:19:06-04:00)
Published	Jul 5, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT (2026-07-05T09:19:06-04:00)
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	Not provided
Volume as reported	65 Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Advice	The volume of this discharge is an average based on the average CSO discharge from 2016 to 2022. The estimated duration and volume of this discharge, if any, is unknown at the time of this report. The location identified is the furthest upstream CSO outfall on Ley Creek. Wet weather may cause sporadic CSO discharges.
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: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2600758927405831, reported Jul 5, 2026, 9:19 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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