Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Glens Falls (C) WWTP, Aug 17, 2026
Ongoing (as reported) · Glens Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: Glens Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684218731775408, reported Aug 17, 2026, 7:27 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
No current status shown on Hudson River: End not confirmed. Current rule period ends Nov 15, 2026, 6:00 PM EST. This is not a water-quality test.
Why this status: No current status: no report we track sets a status on this water outline now.
A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.
Latest conditions:At the Hudson River at Green Island NY gauge, 2.1 kilometres from the nearest boat launch on Hudson River: flow 8,190 cubic feet per second (Nov 2, 2026, 3:15 PM EST). Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.Conditions on Hudson River
Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 01358000, reading Nov 2, 2026, 3:15 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:22 UTC. Gauge chosen by DirtyWaterWatch. · Readings and history at USGS
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Glens Falls (C) WWTP (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0029050). Outlet: not stated. Location: 43.30680, -73.62440; 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: “Hudson River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Hudson River, NY. Match basis: the water named in the report.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
No downstream estimate is available for this report.
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.
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
- Ended
- ongoing, as last reported
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- Published
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.
- Status in the record
- Ongoing (as reported)
- Material
- “Untreated”
- Volume
- 24,000 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “24,000 Gallons Estimated”
Advice from Glens Falls (C) 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
Status history from this report
- Discharge or advisory reported Hudson River: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT to Aug 24, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- End not confirmed Hudson River: End not confirmed, Aug 24, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT to Sep 16, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- No current status shown Hudson River: End not confirmed, Sep 16, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT to Nov 15, 2026, 6:00 PM EST
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.
Source and versions
- Source
- NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know
- Source record number
- 2684218731775408
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-sprtk:2684218731775408 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2684218731775408 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Combined sewer overflow (CSO) |
| Status in the report | Ongoing (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-glens-falls |
| Sewer operator | Glens Falls (C) WWTP |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | NY0029050 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | Hudson River |
| Linked waters | hudson-river-ny |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | 43.307 |
| Longitude | -73.624 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT (2026-08-17T19:00:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Aug 17, 2026, 7:27 PM EDT (2026-08-17T19:27:09-04:00) |
| Published | Aug 17, 2026, 7:27 PM EDT (2026-08-17T19:27:09-04:00) |
| 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 | 24,000 |
| Volume as reported | 24,000 Gallons Estimated |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Glens Falls (C) 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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} Source: Glens Falls (C) WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684218731775408, reported Aug 17, 2026, 7:27 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.