Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Watertown (C) WPCP, Aug 8, 2026

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  "row": {
    "notificationId": "2666282948315058",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/08/2026 09:58:45",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Watertown (C) WPCP",
    "facilityId": "NY0025984",
    "countyName": "Jefferson",
    "streetNumber": "1016",
    "streetName": "NY 12E",
    "city": "Watertown",
    "addressDescription": "Kelsey CSO",
    "latitude": "-75.92542442593384",
    "longitude": "43.98943870068284",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/08/2026 08:11:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/08/2026 09:57:48",
    "dischargeDuration": "Ongoing Minutes - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Black River",
    "componentDescription": "Kelsey CSO",
    "quantity": "1000 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Combination of rainwater and sewage",
    "stepsToContain": "Permitted CSO discharge",
    "additionalInstructions": "There is not metering at the CSO outfall. There is only a tilt sensor. The volume and duration are based on historical estimates. We inspect the outfalls monthly according to our permit and we will update the volume after completing the inspection.",
    "geoaddress": "1003 W Main St, Watertown, NY 13601, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Unknown,Unknown -",
    "dischargeReason": "System Capacity,Weather Conditions - Rain event causing high flows greater than collection system can handle.",
    "systemComponent": "CSO Outfall,CSO Outfall - Kelsey CSO",
    "region": "6",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Rain event causing high flows greater than collection system can handle.",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "There is not metering at the CSO outfall. There is only a tilt sensor. The volume and duration are based on historical estimates. We inspect the outfalls monthly according to our permit and we will update the volume after completing the inspection."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4961,
  "_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": "2026-08-08T05:57:48-04:00",
  "_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:NY0025984|1016 ny 12e watertown|2026-08-08T08:11Z",
    "basis": "facility + address + start",
    "position": 1,
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}

Source: Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666282948315058, reported Aug 8, 2026, 5:58 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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