Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Great Neck Water pollution control district, Jul 31, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Great Neck Water pollution control district (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Great Neck Water pollution control district (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2657143257840457, reported Jul 31, 2026, 1:53 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: Great Neck Water pollution control district (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0026999). Outlet: “8” force main”. Location: 40.79700, -73.74431; 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: “little neck bay”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Little Neck Bay, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.

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 31, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT
Ended: Jul 31, 2026, 12:50 PM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Jul 31, 2026, 1:53 PM EDT
Published: Jul 31, 2026, 1:53 PM 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: Ended (as reported)
Material: “Untreated”
Volume: 300 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “300 Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Great Neck Water pollution control district (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

“none GNWPCD.net”
Great Neck Water pollution control district (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

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: 2657143257840457
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:2657143257840457
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2657143257840457
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-great-neck-wpcd
Sewer operator	Great Neck Water pollution control district
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0026999
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	8” force main
Water named in the report	little neck bay
Linked waters	little-neck-bay-ny
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	40.797
Longitude	-73.744
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Jul 31, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT (2026-07-31T12:20:00-04:00)
Ended	Jul 31, 2026, 12:50 PM EDT (2026-07-31T12:50:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Jul 31, 2026, 1:53 PM EDT (2026-07-31T13:53:28-04:00)
Published	Jul 31, 2026, 1:53 PM EDT (2026-07-31T13:53:28-04:00)
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	300
Volume as reported	300 Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Great Neck Water pollution control district (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Advice	none GNWPCD.net
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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    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Great Neck Water pollution control district",
    "facilityId": "NY0026999",
    "countyName": "Nassau",
    "streetNumber": "57",
    "streetName": "old pond road",
    "city": "great neck",
    "addressDescription": "strathmore pump station",
    "latitude": "-73.74431300908327",
    "longitude": "40.79699999955004",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "07/31/2026 16:20:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "07/31/2026 16:50:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "30 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "No",
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    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "8 inch force main pipe appears to be broken.",
    "stepsToContain": "shut  the pumps off and used our vactor trucks to pump out of pump station influent  manhole . decanted trucks in line at flows by gravity to plant",
    "additionalInstructions": "none GNWPCD.net",
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    "impactedArea": "Other,Other - private development comman grass area",
    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break,Pipe Break - force main pile broke when pumps turned on ,",
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    "region": "1",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "private development comman grass area",
    "sprtkExplanation": "force main pile broke when pumps turned on ,",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "none",
    "sprtkWebsiteUrl": "GNWPCD.net"
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  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
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  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_water": {
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  "_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",
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