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Ongoing (as reported) · AuSable Forks Community WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: AuSable Forks Community WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2656181185262145, reported Aug 3, 2026, 3:33 PM 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: AuSable Forks Community WWTF (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0201910). Outlet: “septic tank”. Location: 44.43840, -73.67820; 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 no water. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to West Branch Ausable River, NY. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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
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
“0.35 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported
“0.35 Gallons per Minute Estimated”

Advice from AuSable Forks Community WWTF (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
2656181185262145
Original notice
Read the original notice
Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierny-dec-sprtk:2656181185262145
Source identifierny-dec-sprtk
Source record number2656181185262145
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeReport not fully read
Status in the reportOngoing (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierny-ausable-forks-community-wwtf
Sewer operatorAuSable Forks Community WWTF
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)NY0201910
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet nameseptic tank
Water named in the reportNot provided
Linked waterswest-branch-ausable-river-ny
How this report was linked to the waterthe report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water
Latitude44.438
Longitude-73.678
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedSep 30, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT (2021-09-30T12:00:00-04:00)
EndedNot provided
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceAug 3, 2026, 3:33 PM EDT (2026-08-03T15:33:58-04:00)
PublishedAug 3, 2026, 3:33 PM EDT (2026-08-03T15:33:58-04:00)
Source last updatedNot provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 3:40 PM EST (2026-11-02T20:40:35Z)
MaterialUntreated
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reported0.35 Gallons per Minute Estimated
How volume was determinedestimated
AuthorityAuSable Forks Community WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://www.dec.ny.gov/fs/data/SPRTK_Data.xlsx

Original source data

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    "notificationId": "2656181185262145",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/03/2026 19:33:58",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "AuSable Forks Community WWTF NY0201910",
    "facilityId": "NY0201910",
    "countyName": "Essex",
    "streetNumber": "14190",
    "streetName": "NYS Rte 9N",
    "city": "Au Sable Forks",
    "addressDescription": "Leaking septic tank, front yard",
    "latitude": "-73.6782",
    "longitude": "44.4384",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "09/30/2021 16:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "09/01/2026 16:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "43152 Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
    "receivingWaterBody": "N/A",
    "componentDescription": "septic tank",
    "quantity": "0.35 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "No detectable discharge evident from surface.",
    "stepsToContain": "No steps to contain yet taken; Town is evaluating repair options.",
    "geoaddress": "14190 Main St, Au Sable Forks, NY 12912, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Other - Leaking septic tank, not detectable from surface, believed to be contained to subsurface area around tank.  Duration of discharge is estimated if leak began at date of last inspection/pump-out, 9/30/2021.",
    "dischargeReason": "Unknown - Tank appears to have failed at butyl seam between top and bottom sections.",
    "systemComponent": "Other - septic tank",
    "region": "5",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Leaking septic tank, not detectable from surface, believed to be contained to subsurface area around tank.  Duration of discharge is estimated if leak began at date of last inspection/pump-out, 9/30/2021.",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Tank appears to have failed at butyl seam between top and bottom sections."
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  },
  "_projected_end": "2026-09-01T12:00:00-04:00",
  "_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",
  "_water": {
    "why_none": "the notifier says the discharge does not reach surface water"
  },
  "_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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Source: AuSable Forks Community WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2656181185262145, reported Aug 3, 2026, 3:33 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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