Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island, Aug 27, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know)

Source: Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2709404419944422, reported Aug 27, 2026, 2:40 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: Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, NY0028410). Outlet: “Permitted outfall”. Location: 42.91940, -78.90430; 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: “Niagara River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Niagara 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.

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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: Aug 27, 2026, 12:46 PM EDT
Ended: Aug 27, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Aug 27, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT
Published: Aug 27, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT
Source last updated: not given
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC

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: “less than .1 mgd Gallons Estimated” (estimated)
Volume as reported: “less than .1 mgd Gallons Estimated”

Advice from Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island (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 Niagara River: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 27, 2026, 12:46 PM EDT to Aug 27, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT
Caution Niagara River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 27, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT to Aug 30, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT

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: 2709404419944422
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	ny-dec-sprtk:2709404419944422
Source identifier	ny-dec-sprtk
Source record number	2709404419944422
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	ny-buffalo-sewer-authority
Sewer operator	Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	NY0028410
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Permitted outfall
Water named in the report	Niagara River
Linked waters	niagara-river-ny
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	42.919
Longitude	-78.904
Location source	given in the source record
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Aug 27, 2026, 12:46 PM EDT (2026-08-27T12:46:00-04:00)
Ended	Aug 27, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT (2026-08-27T12:49:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Aug 27, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT (2026-08-27T14:40:34-04:00)
Published	Aug 27, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT (2026-08-27T14:40:34-04:00)
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	less than .1 mgd Gallons Estimated
How volume was determined	estimated
Authority	Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island (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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