Report not fully read reported — Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP, Jul 29, 2026
Ongoing (as reported) · Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2637626926453878, reported Jul 29, 2026, 8:40 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: Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0087971). Outlet: “Wynantskill Pump Station”. Location: 42.69650, -73.64900; 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: “Wynantskill Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.
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.
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
- Ended
- ongoing, as last reported
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- Published
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Report not fully read
- Status in the record
- Ongoing (as reported)
- Material
- “Untreated”
- Volume
- “5 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “5 Gallons per Minute Estimated”
Advice from Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.
- 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
- 2637626926453878
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- version 2
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-sprtk:2637626926453878 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2637626926453878 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Report not fully read |
| Status in the report | Ongoing (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-rensselaer-county-sd1 |
| Sewer operator | Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | NY0087971 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Wynantskill Pump Station |
| Water named in the report | Wynantskill Creek |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 42.697 |
| Longitude | -73.649 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Jul 29, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT (2026-07-29T07:30:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Jul 29, 2026, 8:40 AM EDT (2026-07-29T08:40:46-04:00) |
| Published | Jul 29, 2026, 8:40 AM EDT (2026-07-29T08:40:46-04:00) |
| 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 | 5 Gallons per Minute Estimated |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| 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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"notificationId": "2637626926453878",
"sprtkAirDateTime": "07/29/2026 12:40:46",
"notificationStatus": "New",
"facilityName": "Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP",
"facilityId": "NY0087971",
"countyName": "Rensselaer",
"streetNumber": "25",
"streetName": "Elm Ct.",
"city": "Wynantskill",
"addressDescription": "Wynantskill Pump Station",
"latitude": "-73.649",
"longitude": "42.6965",
"sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/29/2026 11:30:00",
"sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/30/2026 16:00:00",
"dischargeDuration": "Ongoing discharge Hours - Ongoing",
"surfaceWater": "Yes",
"receivingWaterBody": "Wynantskill Creek",
"quantity": "5 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
"treatedState": "Untreated",
"dischargeDescription": "Minor surcharging of the manhole directly upstream of the Wynantskill Pump Station.",
"stepsToContain": "The pump station is currently pumping at capacity. Once the wet weather ends, and the creek subsides, the discharge will end.",
"geoaddress": "25 Elm Ct, Wynantskill, NY 12198, USA",
"impactedArea": "-",
"dischargeReason": "Weather Conditions - Due to a significant wet weather event, the Wynantskill Creek is overflowing its banks, and entering the sewer system. Minor surcharging of the manhole nearest to the Wynantskill Pump Station was observed.",
"systemComponent": "-",
"region": "4",
"sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
"sprtkExplanation": "Due to a significant wet weather event, the Wynantskill Creek is overflowing its banks, and entering the sewer system. Minor surcharging of the manhole nearest to the Wynantskill Pump Station was observed."
},
"_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
"_row": 4590,
"_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": "2026-07-30T12:00:00-04:00",
"_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": "the notice does not say what kind of discharge this is",
"_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume; 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": {
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} Source: Rensselaer CO SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2637626926453878, reported Jul 29, 2026, 8:40 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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