Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — North Tonawanda (C) WWTP, Jul 21, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2625772816948196",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/22/2026 00:05:53",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "North Tonawanda (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026280",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "830",
    "streetName": "River Rd",
    "city": "North Tonawanda",
    "addressDescription": "WWTP",
    "latitude": "-78.8893",
    "longitude": "43.0416",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/21/2026 21:25:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/22/2026 04:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "on going Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Niagara River",
    "componentDescription": "ORF",
    "quantity": "5,000,000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Partially Treated with Disinfection",
    "dischargeDescription": "ORF discharge is screened, settled with primary treatment, stored and disinfected prior to discharge into outfall.",
    "stepsToContain": "Wet weather plant was executed\nPlant flows were maximized\nPlant storage was maximized\nORF discharge was screened and settled through primary treatment, stored and disinfected prior to discharge.",
    "geoaddress": "830 River Rd, North Tonawanda, NY 14120, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Bathing Beach,Bathing Beach,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Drinking Water Intake,Drinking Water Intake,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Other,Other,Park,Park,Unknown,Unknown - Area North of North Tonawanda Wastewater Plant on Niagara River",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions - WWTP met system capacity and storage capacity.",
    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall - ORF",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Area North of North Tonawanda Wastewater Plant on Niagara River",
    "sprtkExplanation": "WWTP met system capacity and storage capacity."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4427,
  "_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"
  },
  "_projected_end": "2026-07-22T00:00:00-04:00",
  "_projected_end_note": "NY-Alert requires an expected end time on every notice; this one is a projection, not a reported end",
  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "a CSO outfall named in the system component",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within New York (checked against the geocode)"
  },
  "_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:NY0026280|830 river rd north tonawanda|2026-07-21T21:25Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
    "of": 2,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2625772816948196",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2625738457242821"
  }
}

Source: North Tonawanda (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2625772816948196, reported Jul 21, 2026, 8:05 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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