Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows, Jul 30, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2637661286224577, reported Jul 30, 2026, 10:51 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: Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0262749). Outlet: “Lift Station and Force Main”. Location: 42.07190, -75.95590; 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: “Fuller Hollow 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.

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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: Jul 30, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Jul 30, 2026, 10:51 AM EDT
Published: Jul 30, 2026, 10:51 AM EDT
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC

What and how much

Type: Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
Status in the record: Ongoing (as reported)
Material: “Untreated”
Volume: “25,000 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “25,000 Gallons per Minute Estimated”

Advice from Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows (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: 2637661286224577
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: version 2

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2637661286224577
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2637661286224577
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-vestal-sanitary-sewer-overflows
Sewer operator	Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0262749
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Lift Station and Force Main
Water named in the report	Fuller Hollow Creek
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	42.072
Longitude	-75.956
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Jul 30, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT (2026-07-30T07:45:00-04:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Jul 30, 2026, 10:51 AM EDT (2026-07-30T10:51:15-04:00)
Published	Jul 30, 2026, 10:51 AM EDT (2026-07-30T10:51:15-04:00)
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	25,000 Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Vestal Sanitary Sewer Overflows (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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    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/30/2026 14:51:15",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Vestal  Sanitary Sewer Overflows, NY0262749",
    "facilityId": "NY0262749",
    "countyName": "Broome",
    "streetNumber": "1300",
    "streetName": "Campus Dr, Vestal, NY 13850",
    "city": "Vestal",
    "latitude": "-75.9559",
    "longitude": "42.0719",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/30/2026 11:45:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/30/2026 15:30:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "4 Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Fuller Hollow Creek",
    "componentDescription": "Lift Station and Force Main",
    "quantity": "25,000 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "During Force Main repair lift station had to be shut down.",
    "stepsToContain": "None presently... will inspect after discharge ends",
    "geoaddress": "1300 Campus Dr, Vestal, NY 13850, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown - Fuller Hollow Creek at Campus lift Station",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break - Force Main Break on Fuller Hollow Road",
    "systemComponent": "Pipe - Lift Station and Force Main",
    "region": "7",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Fuller Hollow Creek at Campus lift Station",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Force Main Break on Fuller Hollow Road"
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  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4671,
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  },
  "_projected_end": "2026-07-30T11:30:00-04:00",
  "_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": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_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",
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