Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Plattsburgh (C) WPC, Aug 6, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2666214228795549",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/06/2026 18:59:11",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Plattsburgh (C) WPC",
    "facilityId": "NY0026018",
    "countyName": "Clinton",
    "streetNumber": "11",
    "streetName": "Waterhouse",
    "city": "Plattsburgh",
    "addressDescription": "This CSO is most likely to discharge. Map location is the furthest CSO upstream on the river.",
    "latitude": "-73.4646",
    "longitude": "44.691",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/06/2026 18:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/06/2026 21:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "ongoing Minutes - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Saranac River",
    "componentDescription": "020 and/or other CSO outfalls",
    "quantity": "ongoing Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "Permitted CSO",
    "additionalInstructions": "A permitted CSO discharge alarm was received from one or more locations along the\nSaranac River in Plattsburgh, NY. Outfall locations that have the greatest potential to\ndischarge during heavy rainfall include the following:\n020/025 - Saranac River at Commemoration Footbridge/City Monument\n003 - Saranac River near City Police Station (Pine Street)\n020 - Saranac River near the north end of Waterhouse Street\nOutfall Locations that have a low potential to discharge during heavy rainfall include the\nfollowing:\n007 - Saranac River near Rugar Street (SUNY)\n017 - Saranac River near Margaret/Pine Intersection\n019 - Saranac River near Fire Station on South Platt St.\nMaximizing hydraulic capacity of wet weather flows at the WWTP and inspecting regulators and outfalls to verify discharge.",
    "geoaddress": "45 Rugar St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Boat Launch,Fishing Area - Green St boat launch, fishing areas along the river",
    "dischargeReason": "Weather Conditions,Weather Conditions - Heavy Rainfall",
    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall - 020 and/or other CSO outfalls",
    "region": "5",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkImpactAreaDesc": "Green St boat launch, fishing areas along the river",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Heavy Rainfall",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "A permitted CSO discharge alarm was received from one or more locations along the\nSaranac River in Plattsburgh, NY. Outfall locations that have the greatest potential to\ndischarge during heavy rainfall include the following:\n020/025 - Saranac River at Commemoration Footbridge/City Monument\n003 - Saranac River near City Police Station (Pine Street)\n020 - Saranac River near the north end of Waterhouse Street\nOutfall Locations that have a low potential to discharge during heavy rainfall include the\nfollowing:\n007 - Saranac River near Rugar Street (SUNY)\n017 - Saranac River near Margaret/Pine Intersection\n019 - Saranac River near Fire Station on South Platt St.\nMaximizing hydraulic capacity of wet weather flows at the WWTP and inspecting regulators and outfalls to verify discharge."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4915,
  "_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": "2026-08-06T17:00:00-04:00",
  "_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",
  "_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:NY0026018|11 waterhouse plattsburgh|2026-08-06T18:30Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
    "of": 2,
    "head": "ny-dec-sprtk:2666214228795549",
    "latest": "ny-dec-sprtk:2666454746991434"
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Source: Plattsburgh (C) WPC (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666214228795549, reported Aug 6, 2026, 2:59 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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