Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Amsterdam (C) WWTP, Jul 29, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2637901804364582",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "07/29/2026 16:14:48",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Amsterdam (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0020290",
    "countyName": "Montgomery",
    "streetNumber": "3",
    "streetName": "Henrietta St",
    "city": "Amsterdam",
    "addressDescription": "Manhole in Intersection of Carmichael and Henrietta",
    "latitude": "-74.2105",
    "longitude": "42.9492",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/29/2026 15:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/29/2026 15:30:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "30 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
    "receivingWaterBody": "N/A",
    "quantity": "200 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "the main was jetted to clear the blockage and returned into service without issue",
    "geoaddress": "3 Henrietta St, Amsterdam, NY 12010, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown,Unknown - Road had minor sewer debris which was cleaned up after overflow stopped",
    "dischargeReason": "Blockage,System Capacity - System had a blockage and couldn't handle the flow",
    "systemComponent": "Manhole,Manhole -",
    "region": "4",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Road had minor sewer debris which was cleaned up after overflow stopped",
    "sprtkExplanation": "System had a blockage and couldn't handle the flow"
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4625,
  "_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"
  },
  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "the notifier says the discharge does not reach surface water"
  },
  "_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:NY0020290|3 henrietta st amsterdam|2026-07-29T15:00Z",
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        "aired": "2026-07-29T12:14:48-04:00"
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Source: Amsterdam (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2637901804364582, reported Jul 29, 2026, 12:14 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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