Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — North Tonawanda (C) WWTP, Aug 2, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2657143257912715",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/03/2026 03:14:49",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "North Tonawanda (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026280",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "830",
    "streetName": "River Rd",
    "city": "North Tonawanda",
    "addressDescription": "WWTP",
    "latitude": "-78.889",
    "longitude": "43.0412",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/03/2026 02:45:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/03/2026 20:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "On Going Hours - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Niagara River",
    "componentDescription": "ORF",
    "quantity": "5,000,000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Partially Treated with Disinfection",
    "dischargeDescription": "Discharge water has been screened, and solids were settled with primary clarification.  Water is then stored and disinfected with chlorine prior to discharge as per SPDES permit.",
    "stepsToContain": "Wet weather operating plan was followed and executed\nPlant storage and treatment capacity were maximized.\nDischarge is screened, solids settled through primary clarification and disinfected with chlorine prior to discharge as per NYSPDES Permit.",
    "geoaddress": "830 River Rd, North Tonawanda, NY 14120, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Bathing Beach,Bathing Beach,Boat Launch,Boat Launch,Drinking Water Intake,Drinking Water Intake,Fishing Area,Fishing Area,Other,Other,Park,Park,Unknown,Unknown - Niagara River North of North Tonawanda Wastewater Plant",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,System Capacity,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions - WWTP reached storage and treatment capacity, exceeded by weather conditions.",
    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall - ORF",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Niagara River North of North Tonawanda Wastewater Plant",
    "sprtkExplanation": "WWTP reached storage and treatment capacity, exceeded by weather conditions."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4788,
  "_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": "2026-08-03T16:00:00-04:00",
  "_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": "a CSO outfall named in the system component",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within New York (checked against the geocode)"
  },
  "_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:NY0026280|830 river rd north tonawanda|2026-08-03T02:45Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
    "of": 2,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2657143257912715",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2655390911281328"
  }
}

Source: North Tonawanda (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2657143257912715, reported Aug 2, 2026, 11:14 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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