Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Niagara Co SD #1 WWTP, Aug 3, 2026

Ongoing (as reported) · Niagara Co SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Niagara Co SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2655390911262061, reported Aug 3, 2026, 3:11 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: Niagara Co SD #1 WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0027979). Outlet: “Pump Station at Capacity due to Extreme Wet Weather Event”. Location: 43.07120, -78.82330; 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: “Bull 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: Aug 3, 2026, 2:52 AM EDT
Ended: ongoing, as last reported
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Aug 3, 2026, 3:11 AM EDT
Published: Aug 3, 2026, 3:11 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: “1000 GPM Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “1000 GPM Gallons per Minute Estimated”

Advice from Niagara 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: 2655390911262061
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2655390911262061
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2655390911262061
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ongoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-niagara-co-sd-1-wwtp
Sewer operator	Niagara Co SD #1 WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0027979
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Pump Station at Capacity due to Extreme Wet Weather Event
Water named in the report	Bull Creek
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	43.071
Longitude	-78.823
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Aug 3, 2026, 2:52 AM EDT (2026-08-03T02:52:00-04:00)
Ended	Not provided
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Aug 3, 2026, 3:11 AM EDT (2026-08-03T03:11:02-04:00)
Published	Aug 3, 2026, 3:11 AM EDT (2026-08-03T03:11:02-04:00)
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	1000 GPM Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Niagara 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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Source: Niagara Co SD #1 WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2655390911262061, reported Aug 3, 2026, 3:11 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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