Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Watertown (C) WPCP, Aug 17, 2026

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    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/17/2026 16:57:00",
    "notificationStatus": "Update",
    "facilityName": "Watertown (C)  WPCP",
    "facilityId": "NY0025984",
    "countyName": "Jefferson",
    "streetNumber": "511",
    "streetName": "Newell Street",
    "city": "Watertown",
    "latitude": "-75.9187",
    "longitude": "43.9815",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/17/2026 16:20:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/17/2026 16:56:14",
    "dischargeDuration": "36 Minutes - Ongoing",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Black River",
    "quantity": "100 Gallons per Minute Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Combination of sewage and stormwater overflowed manhole.",
    "stepsToContain": "Monitored area until collection system rescinded, stopping the overflow",
    "geoaddress": "522 Newell St, Watertown, NY 13601, USA",
    "impactedArea": "-",
    "dischargeReason": "Weather Conditions - Rain Event causing flows greater than conditions system capacity",
    "systemComponent": "Manhole -",
    "region": "6",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Overland Flow",
    "sprtkExplanation": "Rain Event causing flows greater than conditions system capacity"
  },
  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
  "_row": 5095,
  "_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": "2026-08-17T12:56:14-04:00",
  "_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": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
  "_water": {
    "via": "receiving water name within New York (checked against the geocode)"
  },
  "_volume_note": "a rate, not a volume",
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        "aired": "2026-08-17T12:52:48-04:00"
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Source: Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684459249943305, reported Aug 17, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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