Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Watertown - Fort Drum Regional Collection System, Jul 21, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2623161476767255",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/22/2026 00:21:13",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Watertown -  Fort Drum Regional Collection System NYS600014",
    "facilityId": "NYS600014",
    "countyName": "Jefferson",
    "streetNumber": "23557",
    "streetName": "NYS RT 37",
    "city": "Watertown",
    "addressDescription": "Across the street from address, along creek Kelsey Creek at Manhole 2",
    "latitude": "-75.9016",
    "longitude": "44.0063",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/21/2026 21:25:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/21/2026 21:45:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "20 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Kelsey Creek",
    "componentDescription": "Manhole 2, Pump Station bypass pump controls",
    "quantity": "10,000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Discharge was not witnessed in person.  The vegetation in the area of the discharge point is showing signs of flow.  No odors or floatables are present.",
    "stepsToContain": "Discharge was contained prior to discovery.",
    "geoaddress": "23580 NY-37, Watertown, NY 13601, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown,Unknown,Unknown,Unknown - Kelsey Creek",
    "dischargeReason": "Power Outage,Power Outage,Unknown,Unknown - Primary bypass pump failed due to power failure.  Secondary bypass pump failed for unknown reasons.",
    "systemComponent": "Manhole,Manhole,Pump Station,Pump Station - Manhole 2, Pump Station bypass pump controls",
    "region": "6",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Kelsey Creek",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Primary bypass pump failed due to power failure.  Secondary bypass pump failed for unknown reasons."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4428,
  "_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",
  "_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:NYS600014|23557 nys rt 37 watertown|2026-07-21T21:25Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
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    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2623161476767255",
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    "notices": [
      {
        "id": "2623161476767255",
        "status": "New",
        "aired": "2026-07-21T20:21:13-04:00"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Source: Watertown - Fort Drum Regional Collection System (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2623161476767255, reported Jul 21, 2026, 8:21 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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