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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — City of Erie Bureau of Sewers, Jul 28, 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 295559-20260728T0640, 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: 008 “CSO 008 - 5th Germ”. Location: 42.13308, -80.07891; 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

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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
Ended
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

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
“0.05886 (column 'Discharge (Gallons)'; unit unconfirmed)” (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported
“0.05886 (column 'Discharge (Gallons)'; unit unconfirmed)”

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

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Advice period
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Basis
not stated

Source and versions

Source
Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38
Source record number
295559-20260728T0640
Original notice
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Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierpa-erie:295559-20260728T0640
Source identifierpa-erie
Source record number295559-20260728T0640
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeCombined sewer overflow (CSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierpa-erie
Sewer operatorCity of Erie Bureau of Sewers
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)PA0026301
Outlet number008
Outlet nameCSO 008 - 5th Germ
Water named in the reportMill Creek Tube to Lake Erie
Linked waterslake-erie-pa
How this report was linked to the waterthe water named in the report
Latitude42.133
Longitude-80.079
Location sourcegiven in the source record
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedJul 28, 2026, 6:40 AM EDT (2026-07-28T06:40:00-04:00)
EndedJul 28, 2026, 6:45 AM EDT (2026-07-28T06:45:00-04:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the minute
Reported to the sourceNot provided
PublishedNot provided
Source last updatedNot provided
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 2, 2026, 4:16 PM EST (2026-11-02T21:16:16Z)
MaterialNot provided
Volume, in gallonsNot provided
Volume as reported0.05886 (column 'Discharge (Gallons)'; unit unconfirmed)
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityCity of Erie CSO monitoring report (Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38)
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://telog.erie.pa.us/CSO.Monitoring/Report?startDate=1%2F1%2F2025+12%3A00%3A00+AM&endDate=11%2F3%2F2026+12%3A00%3A00+AM

Original source data

{
  "row": {
    "CSO Site": "295559",
    "Date Event Started": "7/28/2026 6:40:00 AM",
    "Date Event Ended": "7/28/2026 6:45:00 AM",
    "Discharge (Gallons)": "0.05886"
  },
  "meter_id": "295559",
  "map_marker": {
    "title": " 295559",
    "location": "CSO 008 - 5th Germ",
    "status": "Inactive",
    "npdesNumber": "PA0026301",
    "receivingStream": "Mill Creek Tube",
    "affectedBodyOfWater": "Lake Erie",
    "lat": 42.133077,
    "lng": -80.078905
  },
  "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"
    ]
  }
}

Source: City of Erie CSO monitoring report (Great Lakes rule 40 CFR 122.38), record 295559-20260728T0640, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:16 UTC · Read the original notice

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