Report not fully read reported — NYCDEP Newtown Creek WWTP, Aug 10, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2666248588683135",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/11/2026 15:23:28",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "NYCDEP Newtown Creek WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026204",
    "countyName": "New York",
    "streetNumber": "540",
    "streetName": "Kingsland Avenue",
    "city": "Brooklyn",
    "latitude": "-73.9446",
    "longitude": "40.7353",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/10/2026 19:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/10/2026 21:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "2 Hours - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Whale Creek",
    "quantity": "5 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Vessel M/V Rockaway collided into dock near 540 Kingsland Avenue, causing small oil spill less than 5 gallons into Whale Creek.",
    "stepsToContain": "A bucket was placed to contain further oil leakage. OSRO is en route.",
    "geoaddress": "540 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "Unknown - Release was caused by the vessel bumping into the dock",
    "systemComponent": "-",
    "region": "2",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Release was caused by the vessel bumping into the dock"
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 5043,
  "_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"
  },
  "_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",
  "_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: NYCDEP Newtown Creek WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666248588683135, reported Aug 11, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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