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Combined sewer overflow: Burlington Main

Not stated by the source · Burlington Main (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC)

Source: Burlington Main (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record alert:4283, reported Aug 6, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by Burlington Main (VT0100153): “Pinestreet CSO”. Location: no coordinates in the record or the outfall registry.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Pine Street Barge Canal”. Not placed on a tracked water.

3. Modeled downstream reach

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

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

not reported

Ended

not reported

Precision

Known to the minute

Reported to the source

Aug 6, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT

Published

Aug 6, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT

Source last updated

not given

We fetched it

2026-11-02 10:55 UTC

What and how much

Type

Combined sewer overflow

Status in the record

Not stated by the source

Material

not stated

Volume

not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume in the source's words

none

Advice

“Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges!”

Advice window

48 hours

Basis

VT DEC Notice of Untreated or Unpermitted Discharges page (advice); 10 V.S.A. § 1295(e) and DEC: temporary signs kept posted 48 hours after the discharge has stopped

Source and revisions

Source

VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page

Record id at the source

alert:4283

Original notice

https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/SewageOverflows.aspx

Revision of

vt-dec:incident:7089

Revised by

no later revision

{
  "Facility Name": "Burlington Main",
  "Town": "Burlington",
  "Location Description": "Pinestreet CSO",
  "Receiving Waters": "Pine Street Barge Canal",
  "Date/Time Submission Entered": "8/6/2026 5:48:08 PM",
  "ID": "4283",
  "_table": "Public Alerts",
  "_match_notes": null
}