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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP, Jul 18, 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 2625738457128532, reported Jul 19, 2026, 7:45 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 Onondaga Creek.”. Location: 43.01614, -76.15700; 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: “Onondaga Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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When it happened and when it was reported

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Ended
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Reported to the source
Published
Source last updated
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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
“2274 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported
“2274 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 Onondaga 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
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Source and versions

Source
NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know
Source record number
2625738457128532
Original notice
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Earlier version
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Later versions
version 2

Record details

Record details
Record identifierny-dec-sprtk:2625738457128532
Source identifierny-dec-sprtk
Source record number2625738457128532
Earlier versionny-dec-sprtk:2623024037746105
TypeCombined sewer overflow (CSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierny-onondaga-county-metro-syracuse
Sewer operatorMetropolitan Syracuse WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)NY0027081
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameMultiple CSO outfalls along Onondaga Creek.
Water named in the reportOnondaga Creek
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude43.016
Longitude-76.157
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedJul 18, 2026, 10:45 AM EDT (2026-07-18T10:45:00-04:00)
EndedJul 19, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT (2026-07-19T07:45:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceJul 19, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT (2026-07-19T07:45:59-04:00)
PublishedJul 19, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT (2026-07-19T07:45:59-04:00)
Source last updatedNot provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z)
MaterialUntreated
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reported2274 Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determinedestimated
AuthorityMetropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
AdviceThe 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 Onondaga Creek. Wet weather may cause sporadic CSO discharges.
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://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 2625738457128532, reported Jul 19, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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