Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Nov 6, 2026
Advisory active · NYC DEP Waterbody Advisory System
Source: NYC DEP Waterbody Advisory System via NYC DEP Waterbody Advisory System (dashboard JSON API), record WQ-12-20261106T0100, updated by the source Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-06 08:47 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
Discharge or advisory reported on Alley Creek: Official advisory in effect. Current rule period ends Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM EST. This is not a water-quality test.
Why this status: Discharge or advisory reported: official advisory.
Why we use this rule: An official advisory is listed. We show it while the authority keeps it in place; an old or missing update does not mean the advisory was lifted.
A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.
Latest conditions:At the Alley Creek near Oakland Gardens NY gauge, on Alley Creek: no reading in the last 12 hours. Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.Conditions on Alley Creek
Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 01302050, no reading in the last 12 hours, retrieved 2026-11-06 08:53 UTC. Gauge chosen by DirtyWaterWatch. · Readings and history at USGS
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Outlet: not stated. Location: 40.76197, -73.75086; location source: given in the source record, accurate to about 781 metres.
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “Alley Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Alley Creek, NY. Match basis: the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water.
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
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the hour
- Reported to the source
- not given
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- 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
- Advisory active
- Material
- not stated
- Volume
- volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume as reported
- none
Advice from NYC DEP Waterbody Advisory System
“On Advisory until 11/6/2026 5:00:00 PM”
- 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 Alley Creek: Official advisory in effect, Nov 6, 2026, 1:00 AM EST to Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.
Source and versions
- Source
- NYC DEP Waterbody Advisory System (dashboard JSON API)
- Source record number
- WQ-12-20261106T0100
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | nyc-dep-advisories:WQ-12-20261106T0100 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | nyc-dep-advisories |
| Source record number | WQ-12-20261106T0100 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Combined sewer overflow (CSO) |
| Status in the report | Advisory active |
| Sewer operator identifier | ny-nyc-dep |
| Sewer operator | New York City Department of Environmental Protection |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | Alley Creek |
| Linked waters | alley-creek-ny |
| How this report was linked to the water | the report's location, matched to the nearest tracked water |
| Latitude | 40.762 |
| Longitude | -73.751 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | 781 |
| Started | Nov 6, 2026, 1 AM EST (2026-11-06T01:00:00-05:00) |
| Ended | Nov 6, 2026, 5 PM EST (2026-11-06T17:00:00-05:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the hour |
| Reported to the source | Not provided |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Nov 6, 2026, 2 AM EST (2026-11-06T02:00:00-05:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 6, 2026, 3:47 AM EST (2026-11-06T08:47:22Z) |
| Material | Not provided |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | NYC DEP Waterbody Advisory System |
| Advice | Quoted in full above |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://nycwaterbodyadvisory.azurewebsites.net/ |
Original source data
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"name": "Alley Creek",
"class": "I",
"rain_gauge": "TI",
"first_seen_at": "2026-11-06T02:55:57-05:00",
"last_seen_at": "2026-11-06T03:47:22-05:00",
"until": "2026-11-06T17:00:00-05:00",
"model_run": "2026-11-06T02:00:00-05:00",
"volume": 0,
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"duration": 12,
"message": "On Advisory until 11/6/2026 1:00:00 PM",
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},
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"duration": 15,
"message": "On Advisory until 11/6/2026 5:00:00 PM",
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}
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"Hours": 12,
"Class": "I",
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"Indicator_": "Fecal Coliform",
"Rain_Gauge": "TI",
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"Indicator_": "Fecal Coliform",
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} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.