Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP, Aug 18, 2026

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    "notificationId": "2684459250003579",
    "sprtkAirDateTime": "08/19/2026 18:07:20",
    "notificationStatus": "Close",
    "facilityName": "Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP.",
    "facilityId": "NY0027081",
    "countyName": "Onondaga",
    "streetNumber": "24",
    "streetName": "Industrial Dr",
    "city": "Syracuse",
    "addressDescription": "ChemTrade parking lot",
    "latitude": "-76.2036",
    "longitude": "43.0644",
    "sprtkStartDischargeDatetime": "08/18/2026 17:00:00",
    "sprtkEndDischargeDatetime": "08/18/2026 18:15:00",
    "dischargeDuration": "75 Minutes - Ended",
    "surfaceWater": "Yes",
    "receivingWaterBody": "Onondaga Lake.",
    "quantity": "4,050 Gallons Estimated",
    "treatedState": "Untreated",
    "dischargeDescription": "Untreated sanitary wastewater.",
    "stepsToContain": "WEP is on site to determine and resolve the cause of the sewer surcharge.  WEP discovered the blockage in a downstream sewer line and cleared it with high pressure jetting.",
    "additionalInstructions": "Discharge ended at 1415.",
    "geoaddress": "24 Industrial Dr, Syracuse, NY 13204, USA",
    "impactedArea": "Fishing Area,Fishing Area -",
    "dischargeReason": "Blockage,Blockage - A County owned sanitary wastewater trunk is surcharged by a downstream blockage.  The sewer is discharging onto the ground from a privately owned manhole(WEP Asset #467756).",
    "systemComponent": "Manhole,Pipe -",
    "region": "7",
    "sprtkDischargeWaterFlow": "Manmade",
    "sprtkExplanation": "A County owned sanitary wastewater trunk is surcharged by a downstream blockage.  The sewer is discharging onto the ground from a privately owned manhole(WEP Asset #467756).",
    "sprtkAdditionalInstructions": "Discharge ended at 1415."
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  "_tab": "January 2026-August2026",
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  "_coords": "latitude and longitude columns swapped; a street-address geocode chosen by the notifier",
  "_event_type_basis": "untreated discharge from a collection-system component",
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Source: Metropolitan Syracuse WWTP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684459250003579, reported Aug 19, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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