Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Glen Cove (C) WWTF, Aug 25, 2026
Ended (as reported) · Glen Cove (C) WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
Source: Glen Cove (C) WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2709129541984978, reported Aug 25, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Glen Cove (C) WWTF (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0026620). Outlet: “4CGC1.01685”. Location: 40.86480, -73.63730; 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: “Glen Cove Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
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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
- 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
- Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
- Status in the record
- Ended (as reported)
- Material
- “Untreated”
- Volume
- “1 Gallons per Minute Estimated” (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “1 Gallons per Minute Estimated”
Advice from Glen Cove (C) WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)
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- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- not stated
Source and versions
- Source
- NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know
- Source record number
- 2709129541984978
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- Read the earlier version
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-sprtk:2709129541984978 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-sprtk |
| Source record number | 2709129541984978 |
| Earlier version | ny-dec-sprtk:2709095182241018 |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-glen-cove-wwtf |
| Sewer operator | Glen Cove (C) WWTF |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | NY0026620 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 4CGC1.01685 |
| Water named in the report | Glen Cove Creek |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 40.865 |
| Longitude | -73.637 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Aug 25, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT (2026-08-25T16:35:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Aug 25, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT (2026-08-25T20:20:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Aug 25, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT (2026-08-25T21:00:55-04:00) |
| Published | Aug 25, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT (2026-08-25T21:00:55-04:00) |
| 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 | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | 1 Gallons per Minute Estimated |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | Glen Cove (C) WWTF (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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"impactedArea": "Unknown - Catch Basin",
"dischargeReason": "Pipe Break - Broken Pipe due to Sand",
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} Source: Glen Cove (C) WWTF (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2709129541984978, reported Aug 25, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
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