Report not fully read reported — Middlebury
Not stated by the source · Middlebury (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC)
Source: Middlebury (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:4294, reported Sep 9, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice
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1. Reported wastewater outlet
Operator named in the record: Middlebury (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VT0100188). Outlet: “Elevated E. Coli levels following abnormal influent to plant”. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “Otter Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Otter Creek, VT. Match basis: the water named in the report.
3. Estimated downstream stretch
No downstream estimate is available for this report.
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.
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
- not reported
- Ended
- not reported
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- Published
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What and how much
- Type
- Report not fully read
- Status in the record
- Not stated by the source
- Material
- not stated
- Volume
- volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)
- Volume as reported
- none
Advice from Middlebury (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC)
“Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges!”
- Advice period
- 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 versions
- Source
- VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page
- Source record number
- alert:4294
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- Read the earlier version
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | vt-dec:alert:4294 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | vt-dec |
| Source record number | alert:4294 |
| Earlier version | vt-dec:incident:7104 |
| Type | Report not fully read |
| Status in the report | Not stated by the source |
| Sewer operator identifier | vt-middlebury |
| Sewer operator | Middlebury |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | VT0100188 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Elevated E. Coli levels following abnormal influent to plant |
| Water named in the report | Otter Creek |
| Linked waters | otter-creek-vt |
| How this report was linked to the water | the water named in the report |
| Latitude | Not provided |
| Longitude | Not provided |
| Location source | Not provided |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Not provided |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Sep 9, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT (2026-09-09T16:43:32-04:00) |
| Published | Sep 9, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT (2026-09-09T16:43:32-04:00) |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 2, 2026, 5:55 AM EST (2026-11-02T10:55:17Z) |
| Material | Not provided |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | Middlebury (operator public alert on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; not yet reviewed by DEC) |
| Advice | Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges! |
| Advice period, in hours | 48 |
| Basis of the advice period | 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 |
| Original notice | https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/SewageOverflows.aspx |
Original source data
{
"Facility Name": "Middlebury",
"Town": "Middlebury",
"Location Description": "Elevated E. Coli levels following abnormal influent to plant",
"Receiving Waters": "Otter Creek",
"Date/Time Submission Entered": "9/9/2026 4:43:32 PM",
"ID": "4294",
"_table": "Public Alerts",
"_match_notes": null
} Source: Middlebury (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:4294, reported Sep 9, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice
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