Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Niagara Falls (C) WWTP, Aug 5, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2666523466435936",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/06/2026 17:46:13",
    "notificationStatus": "New",
    "facilityName": "Niagara Falls (C) WWTP",
    "facilityId": "NY0026336",
    "countyName": "Niagara",
    "streetNumber": "800",
    "streetName": "Depot",
    "city": "Niagara Falls",
    "addressDescription": "Intersection of Depot and Whirlpool",
    "latitude": "-79.0547",
    "longitude": "43.1105",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/05/2026 23:30:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/06/2026 16:00:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "16.5 Hours - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Lower Niagara River",
    "quantity": "600 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "stepsToContain": "NFWB worked alongside JA Brundage (contractor) and gained a confined space entry, removing large debris and opening up the drop pipe.",
    "geoaddress": "Amtrak Niagara Falls Station, 825 Depot Ave W, Niagara Falls, NY 14305, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "Blockage - Drop pipe to North Gorge Interceptor Became clogged from Sundays Heavy Rain Event.",
    "systemComponent": "-",
    "region": "9",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Drop pipe to North Gorge Interceptor Became clogged from Sundays Heavy Rain Event."
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 4913,
  "_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": "inferred: untreated wet-weather discharge from a CSO permittee, no component given (could also be a sanitary overflow or plant bypass)",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within New York (checked against the geocode)"
  },
  "_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume; 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: Niagara Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666523466435936, reported Aug 6, 2026, 1:46 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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