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Combined sewer overflow: Narragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point WWTF and associated CSOs, Oct 5, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Narragansett Bay Commission CSO Alarm Map

Source: Narragansett Bay Commission CSO Alarm Map via NBC CSO Alarm Map live outfall status (JSON), record OF220-20261005T2050, reported Oct 6, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice

Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST: the windows on the methods page have passed, or the record has no time to count from.

A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by Narragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point WWTF and associated CSOs (RI0100072 outfall OF 220): “OF 220_Moshassuck_Esten”. Location: 41.86001, -71.40214, given in the source record, precision about 25 m.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Moshassuck River (inferred)”. Not placed on a tracked water.

3. Modeled downstream reach

Not modeled: the reach model runs on rivers above the head of tide only.

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Open on the main map

When: three different times

The time of the event, the time the source reported, published or updated it, and the time we fetched it are kept apart. Times are shown in New England time; the record keeps the original offsets.

Started
Ended
Precision
Known to the minute
Reported to the source
Published
not given
Source last updated
not given
We fetched it

What and how much

Type
Combined sewer overflow
Status in the record
Ended (as reported)
Material
not stated
Volume
not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume in the source's words
none

Advice

“During rainstorms and up to 48 hours after a sewage overflow, there may be increased health risks from non-contact recreational activities, such as paddling, fishing, etc.”

Narragansett Bay Commission CSO Alarm Map · NBC CSO Alarm Map page
Advice window
48 hours
Basis
NBC CSO Alarm Map page

Source and revisions

Source
NBC CSO Alarm Map live outfall status (JSON)
Record id at the source
OF220-20261005T2050
Original notice
https://www.narrabay.com/programs-and-initiatives/combined-sewer-ov…
Revision of
none (first record)
Revised by
no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event ri-nbc:OF220-20261005T2050
event_idri-nbc:OF220-20261005T2050
source_idri-nbc
source_record_idOF220-20261005T2050
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event_typecso
statusended
discharger_idri-nbc-bucklin-point
discharger_nameNarragansett Bay Commission - Bucklin Point WWTF and associated CSOs
npdes_permitRI0100072
outfall_idOF 220
outfall_nameOF 220_Moshassuck_Esten
waterbody_textMoshassuck River (inferred)
water_slugs[]
water_matchnone
lat41.86001263
lon-71.402142927
coord_sourcesource
coord_precision_m25
started_at2026-10-05T20:50:00-04:00
ended_at2026-10-05T23:11:00-04:00
time_precisionminute
reported_at2026-10-06T08:12:00-04:00
published_atnull
source_updated_atnull
fetched_at2026-11-02T11:55:53Z
materialnull
volume_galnull
volume_textnull
estimate_flagunknown
authorityNarragansett Bay Commission CSO Alarm Map
advice_textDuring rainstorms and up to 48 hours after a sewage overflow, there may be increased health risks from non-contact recreational activities, such as paddling, fishing, etc.
advice_window_hours48
advice_window_basisNBC CSO Alarm Map page
source_urlhttps://www.narrabay.com/programs-and-initiatives/combined-sewer-overflow-cso/cso-alarm-map/
parse_errornull
fixturefalse
fileevents/ri-nbc~3AOF220-20261005T2050.json
duplicate_ofnull
placement_notenull
unplaced_reasonnull
set_asidenull
supersedednull
reachnull
reach_bandnull

The source's record (raw)

{
  "pins": null,
  "dryoverflows": {
    "SITE_NAME": "OF 220_Moshassuck_Esten",
    "ACTIVATION_DATE": "Oct  5 2026  8:50PM",
    "DEACTIVATION_DATE": "Oct  5 2026 11:11PM",
    "DATE_VERIFIED": "Oct  6 2026  8:12AM"
  },
  "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T10:54:00Z",
  "last_seen_at": "2026-11-02T11:55:53Z",
  "alarm_history_id": null,
  "verified_at": "2026-10-06T08:12:00-04:00",
  "time_read_as": "naive-local",
  "timezone_note": "NBC does not state the timezone; the map applies moment.utcOffset(\"4\"), which is a no-op, so values are shown as local wall clock. Read here as America/New_York; unconfirmed.",
  "tz_shift_dryoverflows_minus_pins_h": null,
  "vanished_without_deactivation": null,
  "water_placement": {
    "inferred_names": [
      "Moshassuck River"
    ],
    "nearest_waters_m": [],
    "basis": "research/ri/raw/nbc-outfalls-from-api.csv (inferred from site names and coordinates)"
  },
  "echo_outfall": "220A",
  "echo_receiving_water": "Moshassuck River",
  "rigis_point": {
    "lon": -71.4021688439896,
    "lat": 41.85978610303604,
    "status": "C",
    "offset_m": 25
  },
  "live_meter": true,
  "api_urls": [
    "https://cso-api.narrabay.com/pins",
    "https://cso-api.narrabay.com/dryoverflows"
  ]
}

Source: Narragansett Bay Commission CSO Alarm Map via NBC CSO Alarm Map live outfall status (JSON), record OF220-20261005T2050, reported Oct 6, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice

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