Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported, Jul 24, 2026

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    "incident": "2026-07-24T08:00:00",
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    "received": "2026-07-24T14:55:00",
    "closed": "2026-07-27T12:06:43",
    "modified": "2026-07-27T12:06:43",
    "date_unknown": false,
    "site_name": "SSO - 6742 Maddox Blvd - Accomack Co",
    "address": "6742 Maddox Boulevard",
    "city": "Chincoteague Island",
    "zip": null,
    "county_city": "Accomack County",
    "region": "Tidewater",
    "status_text": "Closed",
    "categories": [
      "Sanitary Sewer Overflow",
      "Risk Tier 2"
    ],
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    "water_threatened": "N",
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    "vdem": "VDEM-2026-07-24-0123",
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    "facility_permitted": "N",
    "responsible_company": "Jellystone Campground",
    "still_occurring": "N"
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  "text": {
    "incident_comment": "Anonymous caller reported that flooding at Jellystone Park located at 6742 Maddox Blvd, Chincoteague caused a sewage line to overflow and rise out of the ground. Campsite managers covered the sewage in rocks and moved campers to other locations without proper containment or reporting. Caller is concerned due to the number of children nearby. No injuries reported. No callback requested.\n\nDuplicate entry, see IR 324599 for correspondence/closure note.",
    "location_comment": "Jellystone Campground",
    "closure_comment": "Duplicate entry, see IR 324599 for case notes and closure."
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      "type": "Call Received"
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      "at": "2026-07-27T12:05:47",
      "type": "Assigned"
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    {
      "at": "2026-07-27T12:05:47",
      "type": "Under Investigation"
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      "type": "Closed Call/IR"
    }
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  "event_type_basis": "DEQ category Sanitary Sewer Overflow",
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  "water_placement": {
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    "towns": [
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      "Accomack County"
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  "point": {
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    "lon": -75.357128,
    "layer": "DEQ EDMA layer 175 (PReP Reports, Daily)",
    "reference_point": "PG",
    "note": "DEQ's geocode of the report's site address (REFERENCE_POINT 'PG'), not an outfall point",
    "edma_incident": "2026-07-24T08:00:00-04:00",
    "edma_received": "2026-07-24T14:55:00-04:00"
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  "attribution": "DEQ is the data source. DEQ does not certify that this data represents a complete record. This data is provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth free of charge and for informational purposes only.",
  "api_url": "https://portal.deq.virginia.gov/prep/api/prepReports/324598?expand=prepStatusCode,prepUnitTypeCode,prepReportSewages.prepComponentTypeCode,prepReportSewages.prepSewageCauses.prepCauseCode,prepReportSewages.prepSewageImpacts.prepImpactTypeCode,prepReportReleaseSubtypes.prepReleaseSubtypeCode,prepReportPermitViews,prepOriginalReport,prepReportEvents.prepEventTypeCode,prepFipsCode.fipsRegion"
}

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Tidewater Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 324598, reported Jul 24, 2026, 2:55 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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