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Treatment plant bypass reported — Fair Haven, May 11, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Fair Haven (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC)

Source: Fair Haven (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record incident:7001, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Fair Haven (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VT0100129). Outlet: “WWTF contact chamber/outfall”. 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: “Castleton River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Castleton River, VT. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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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

May 11, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT

Ended

May 11, 2026, 6:20 AM EDT

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

2026-11-02 10:55 UTC

What and how much

Type

Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“treated and partly disinfected effluent”

Volume

0 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“0”

Advice from Fair Haven (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; 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

incident:7001

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

version 2

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  "Start Date": "2026-05-11",
  "End Date": "2026-05-11",
  "Start/End Times": "04:00 am to 06:20 am",
  "Municipality": "Fair Haven",
  "Location": "WWTF contact chamber/outfall",
  "Waterbody": "Castleton River",
  "Nature of Incident": "Discharged treated and partly disinfected effluent",
  "Estimated Volume (gallons)": "0",
  "Wastewater Treatment Facility": "Fair Haven [updateFacility.aspx?F=72&option=view]",
  "Submission Number": "HQN-FAPG-9M8TZ",
  "ID": "7001",
  "_table": "Incident Reports (reviewed)",
  "_facility_url": "https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/updateFacility.aspx?F=72&option=view",
  "_match_notes": null
}