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Treatment plant bypass reported — Benson, Jun 17, 2026

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

Source: Benson (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:7060, 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: Benson (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VT0100498). Outlet: “Benson WWTF”. 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: “Unnamed tributary of the Hubbardton rive”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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

Jun 17, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT

Ended

Jun 19, 2026, 7:10 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

27,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“27000”

Advice from Benson (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:7060

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

version 2

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  "Start Date": "2026-06-17",
  "End Date": "2026-06-19",
  "Start/End Times": "08:02 am to 07:10 am",
  "Municipality": "Town Of Benson",
  "Location": "Benson WWTF",
  "Waterbody": "Unnamed tributary of the Hubbardton rive",
  "Nature of Incident": "Discharged treated and partly disinfected effluent",
  "Estimated Volume (gallons)": "27000",
  "Wastewater Treatment Facility": "Benson [updateFacility.aspx?F=5&option=view]",
  "Submission Number": "HQP-DCM0-4PJEY",
  "ID": "7060",
  "_table": "Incident Reports (reviewed)",
  "_facility_url": "https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/updateFacility.aspx?F=5&option=view",
  "_match_notes": null
}