Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Yorktown Heights SD WWTP, Aug 9, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666248588622327, reported Aug 9, 2026, 2:31 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: Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0026743). Outlet: “residential home”. Location: 43.05030, -76.14740; 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: “Croton Watershed”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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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 9, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT
Ended: Aug 9, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Aug 9, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT
Published: Aug 9, 2026, 2:31 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: 200 gallons (estimated)
Volume as reported: “estimated 200 gallons from the time of confirmation Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Yorktown Heights SD 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: 2666248588622327
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:2666248588622327
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2666248588622327
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-yorktown-heights-sd-wwtp
Sewer operator	Yorktown Heights SD WWTP
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0026743
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	residential home
Water named in the report	Croton Watershed
Linked waters	Not provided
How this report was linked to the water	not linked to a mapped water
Latitude	43.05
Longitude	-76.147
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Aug 9, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT (2026-08-09T13:55:00-04:00)
Ended	Aug 9, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT (2026-08-09T14:15:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Aug 9, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT (2026-08-09T14:31:04-04:00)
Published	Aug 9, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT (2026-08-09T14:31:04-04:00)
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	200
Volume as reported	estimated 200 gallons from the time of confirmation Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Yorktown Heights SD 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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    "notificationStatus": "New",
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    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Croton Watershed",
    "quantity": "estimated 200 gallons from the time of confirmation Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "(1)Called septic company to shut station off/pumps- confirm pipe break\n(2) Have the septic company begin pulling the wet well to avoid gravity main disruption.  \n(3)Perform NY dig safe alerts to have utilities marked out. Call in staff to perform excavation and repair of the broken section of pipe",
    "geoaddress": "2909, Farmwalk Road, Yorktown, NY 10598",
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    "dischargeReason": "Pipe Break,Pipe Break - Sewer force main break",
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  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-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",
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Source: Yorktown Heights SD WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666248588622327, reported Aug 9, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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