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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — City of Erie Bureau of Sewers, Sep 3, 2026

Ended (as reported) · City of Erie CSO monitoring report (Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38)

Source: City of Erie CSO monitoring report (Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38), record 294143-20260903T0005, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:16 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: City of Erie Bureau of Sewers (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, PA0026301). Outlet: 014 “CSO 014 - 12th Fren”. Location: 42.12353, -80.07959; 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: “Mill Creek Tube to Lake Erie”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Lake Erie, PA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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

Sep 3, 2026, 12:05 AM EDT

Ended

Sep 3, 2026, 12:20 AM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-02 21:16 UTC

What and how much

Type

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

not stated

Volume

“0.06026 (column 'Discharge (Gallons)'; unit unconfirmed)” (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“0.06026 (column 'Discharge (Gallons)'; unit unconfirmed)”

Advice from City of Erie CSO monitoring report (Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38)

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 Lake Erie: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 3, 2026, 12:05 AM EDT to Sep 3, 2026, 12:20 AM EDT
• Caution Lake Erie: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 3, 2026, 12:20 AM EDT to Sep 7, 2026, 12:20 AM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38

Source record number

294143-20260903T0005

Original notice

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Earlier version

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Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "CSO Site": "294143",
    "Date Event Started": "9/3/2026 12:05:00 AM",
    "Date Event Ended": "9/3/2026 12:20:00 AM",
    "Discharge (Gallons)": "0.06026"
  },
  "meter_id": "294143",
  "map_marker": {
    "title": " 294143",
    "location": "CSO 014 - 12th Fren",
    "status": "Inactive",
    "npdesNumber": "PA0026301",
    "receivingStream": "Mill Creek Tube",
    "affectedBodyOfWater": "Lake Erie",
    "lat": 42.123533,
    "lng": -80.079593
  },
  "volume_note": "The column is labelled 'Discharge (Gallons)', but values run from 0.0004 to about 306 per event; the unit is unconfirmed (it may be millions of gallons), so no gallon figure is given.",
  "timezone_note": "The report states no time zone; times are read as America/New_York.",
  "water_placement": {
    "names": [
      "Lake Erie",
      "Mill Creek"
    ],
    "without_water_record": [
      "Mill Creek"
    ]
  }
}