Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — South Fallsburg (T) WWTP, Jul 26, 2026

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    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/27/2026 11:16:50",
    "notificationStatus": "Update",
    "facilityName": "South Fallsburg (T) WWTP NY0024520",
    "facilityId": "NY0024520",
    "countyName": "Sullivan",
    "streetNumber": "29",
    "streetName": "Railroad Plaza",
    "city": "South Fallsburg",
    "addressDescription": "Lake Street Pump Station",
    "latitude": "-74.6278",
    "longitude": "41.7059",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/26/2026 16:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/27/2026 03:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "10.5 Hours - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Pleasure Lake",
    "quantity": "65000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Wastewater was bubbling up from the ground due to a break in the force main. Some incoming wastewater also overflowed while the repairs were in progress.",
    "stepsToContain": "The broken force main was patched and repaired by roughly 11:00 pm on 7/26. Between the town and the town's contractor TAM, 4 different tank trucks were used continuously to transport as much of the wastewater as possible to the plant while the repairs were ongoing, but some did still overflow.",
    "geoaddress": "29 Railroad Plaza, South Fallsburg, NY 12779, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break - The force main for lake street pump station had a break.",
    "systemComponent": "Pump Station -",
    "region": "3",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkExplanation": "The force main for lake street pump station had a break."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
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  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
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Source: South Fallsburg (T) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2635668421416209, reported Jul 27, 2026, 7:16 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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