Combined sewer overflow: Rutland, Jul 15, 2026

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

Source: Rutland (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:7069, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice

Colours no water as of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST: the windows on the methods page have passed, or the record has no time to count from.

A report is not a test of the water. See how statuses are worked out.

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by Rutland (VT0100871): “CSO # 3 - School Street & CSO # 4 - Meadow Street - Combined - Third Base, Ball”. Location: no coordinates in the record or the outfall registry.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “East Creek”. Not placed on a tracked water.

'east creek' names 2 waters in VT; no point to choose

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: Jul 15, 2026, 3:03 AM EDT
Ended: Jul 15, 2026, 4:30 AM EDT
Precision: Known to the minute
Reported to the source: not given
Published: not given
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: Ended (as reported)
Material: “untreated sewage and stormwater (authorized wet weather CSO overflow)”
Volume: 121,800 gal (estimated)
Volume in the source's words: “121800”

Advice

“Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges!”
Rutland (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC) · 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

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: incident:7069
Original notice: https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/UpdateFacilityIncident.aspx?F…
Revision of: none (first record)
Revised by: no later revision

Every field of the record

All fields of event vt-dec:incident:7069
`event_id`	vt-dec:incident:7069
`source_id`	vt-dec
`source_record_id`	incident:7069
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	cso
`status`	ended
`discharger_id`	vt-rutland
`discharger_name`	Rutland
`npdes_permit`	VT0100871
`outfall_id`	null
`outfall_name`	CSO # 3 - School Street & CSO # 4 - Meadow Street - Combined - Third Base, Ball
`waterbody_text`	East Creek
`water_slugs`	[]
`water_match`	none
`lat`	null
`lon`	null
`coord_source`	null
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-07-15T03:03:00-04:00
`ended_at`	2026-07-15T04:30:00-04:00
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	null
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T10:55:17Z
`material`	untreated sewage and stormwater (authorized wet weather CSO overflow)
`volume_gal`	121800
`volume_text`	121800
`estimate_flag`	estimated
`authority`	Rutland (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; reviewed by DEC)
`advice_text`	Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges!
`advice_window_hours`	48
`advice_window_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_url`	https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/UpdateFacilityIncident.aspx?F=54&FI=7069&option=view
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/vt-dec~3Aincident~3A7069.json
`placement_note`	'east creek' names 2 waters in VT; no point to choose
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`duplicate_of`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

{
  "Start Date": "2026-07-15",
  "End Date": "2026-07-15",
  "Start/End Times": "03:03 am to 04:30 am",
  "Municipality": "City of Rutland",
  "Location": "CSO # 3 - School Street & CSO # 4 - Meadow Street - Combined - Third Base, Ball",
  "Waterbody": "East Creek",
  "Nature of Incident": "Authorized Wet Weather CSO Overflow",
  "Estimated Volume (gallons)": "121800",
  "Wastewater Treatment Facility": "Rutland [updateFacility.aspx?F=54&option=view]",
  "Submission Number": "HQQ-2M7P-D6N9R",
  "ID": "7069",
  "_table": "Wet Weather CSO Incident Reports (reviewed)",
  "_facility_url": "https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/updateFacility.aspx?F=54&option=view",
  "_match_notes": [
    "'east creek' is generic or shared by 1 waters and the town does not settle it: not used"
  ]
}

Personal fields (names, emails, phone numbers of staff) are removed from raw records before they are stored.