Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — City of Albany CSOs, Jul 29, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2637867444620744",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/29/2026 12:56:13",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "City of Albany CSOs",
    "facilityId": "NY0025747",
    "countyName": "Albany",
    "streetNumber": "24",
    "streetName": "Woodville Avenue",
    "city": "Albany",
    "latitude": "-73.8265",
    "longitude": "42.6632",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/29/2026 12:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/30/2026 03:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "Ongoing Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Krum Kill",
    "componentDescription": "Woodville Pumping Station",
    "quantity": "750 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "Emergency contractor is on site awaiting flooding to recede. Emergency generator and bypass pumps are being brought to site to be set up as soon as possible.",
    "additionalInstructions": "Immediate action required by all residents in the area.\n- REDUCE WATER USE: Please suspend laundry, dishwashing, and excessive water use immediately. Limit toilet flushing.\n- MONITOR BASEMENTS: Watch low-level drains and fixtures for signs of backup. Do not touch standing water/wastewater as it potentially contains harmful bacteria, viruses and pathogens.\n- STAY CLEAR: Avoid standing water near the Woodville Pump Station and along the Krum Kill.",
    "geoaddress": "24 Woodville Ave, Albany, NY 12203, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "Power Outage,Weather Conditions - Due to intense rain, the level of the Krum Kill has risen drastically causing severe flooding of the Woodville Pumping Station. The station is currently under 6' of water and is completely inoperable.",
    "systemComponent": "Pump Station,Pump Station - Woodville Pumping Station",
    "region": "4",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Due to intense rain, the level of the Krum Kill has risen drastically causing severe flooding of the Woodville Pumping Station. The station is currently under 6' of water and is completely inoperable.",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Immediate action required by all residents in the area.\n- REDUCE WATER USE: Please suspend laundry, dishwashing, and excessive water use immediately. Limit toilet flushing.\n- MONITOR BASEMENTS: Watch low-level drains and fixtures for signs of backup. Do not touch standing water/wastewater as it potentially contains harmful bacteria, viruses and pathogens.\n- STAY CLEAR: Avoid standing water near the Woodville Pump Station and along the Krum Kill."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4593,
  "_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": "2026-07-29T23:00:00-04:00",
  "_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": "CSO named in the notice text or the facility name",
  "_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": {
    "id": "key:NY0025747|24 woodville avenue albany|2026-07-29T12:00Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
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Source: City of Albany CSOs (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2637867444620744, reported Jul 29, 2026, 8:56 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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