Treatment plant bypass: Hartford - WRJ, Oct 23, 2026

Not stated by the source · Hartford - WRJ (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; pending DEC review)

Source: Hartford - WRJ (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; pending DEC review) via VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, record pending:HQS-H6FX-2GH8F, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:55 UTC · notice

Caution on Connecticut River: Discharge record with no status and no reported end, until Nov 6, 2026, 6:00 AM EST unless a new report changes it.

Why this colour: Caution: site default, 72 hours after the discharge ended. Rationale: Same as bypass (source: research/science/report.md 2.8) How long a water stays coloured, and why

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

1. The reported outfall

Outfall reported by Hartford - WRJ (VT0101010): “White River Junction”. Location: no coordinates in the record or the outfall registry.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Connecticut River”. We place it on Connecticut River, VT. Matched by the name of the water in the source record.

3. Modeled downstream reach

No modeled reach for this record in this build.

Source: water outlines from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outfalls from EPA ECHO and the state outfall layers; modeled reaches computed by DirtyWaterWatch from USGS NLDI, NHDPlus and the nearest USGS gauge (Jobson 1996); basemap OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Open on the main map

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: Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Ended: not reported
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 11:55 UTC

What and how much

Type: Treatment plant bypass
Status in the record: Not stated by the source
Material: “partially treated undisinfected effluent”
Volume: 450,000 gal (estimated)
Volume in the source's words: “450000”

Advice

“Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges!”
Hartford - WRJ (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; pending DEC review) · 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

What it does to the map, over time

Caution Connecticut River: Discharge record with no status and no reported end, Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT to Nov 6, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
Unresolved: no end reported Connecticut River: Unresolved: no end reported, Nov 6, 2026, 6:00 AM EST to Nov 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
No current report Connecticut River: Unresolved: no end reported (off the map after 30 days), Nov 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EST to Jan 21, 2027, 6:00 AM EST

Source: intervals computed by DirtyWaterWatch (build/status.py) from this record and the rules on the methods page, as of 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC.

Source and revisions

Source: VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page
Record id at the source: pending:HQS-H6FX-2GH8F
Original notice: https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/nFormSewageOverflow.aspx?S=HQ…
Revision of: none (first record)
Revised by: vt-dec:alert:4299

Every field of the record

All fields of event vt-dec:pending:HQS-H6FX-2GH8F
`event_id`	vt-dec:pending:HQS-H6FX-2GH8F
`source_id`	vt-dec
`source_record_id`	pending:HQS-H6FX-2GH8F
`parent_event_id`	null
`event_type`	plant_bypass
`status`	unknown
`discharger_id`	vt-hartford-wrj
`discharger_name`	Hartford - WRJ
`npdes_permit`	VT0101010
`outfall_id`	null
`outfall_name`	White River Junction
`waterbody_text`	Connecticut River
`water_slugs`	["connecticut-river-vt"]
`water_match`	name
`lat`	null
`lon`	null
`coord_source`	null
`coord_precision_m`	null
`started_at`	2026-10-23T07:00:00-04:00
`ended_at`	null
`time_precision`	minute
`reported_at`	null
`published_at`	null
`source_updated_at`	null
`fetched_at`	2026-11-02T11:55:57Z
`material`	partially treated undisinfected effluent
`volume_gal`	450000
`volume_text`	450000
`estimate_flag`	estimated
`authority`	Hartford - WRJ (incident report on the VT DEC Sewage Overflows page; pending DEC review)
`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/nFormSewageOverflow.aspx?S=HQS-H6FX-2GH8F
`parse_error`	null
`fixture`	false
`file`	events/vt-dec~3Apending~3AHQS-H6FX-2GH8F.json
`duplicate_of`	null
`placement_note`	null
`unplaced_reason`	null
`set_aside`	null
`superseded`	null
`reach`	null
`reach_band`	null

The source's record (raw)

{
  "Start Date": "10/23/2026",
  "End Date": "",
  "Start Time": "07:00 am",
  "End Time": "",
  "Location": "White River Junction",
  "Waterbody": "Connecticut River",
  "Nature of Incident": "Discharged partially treated undisinfected effluent",
  "Estimated Volume (gallons)": "450000",
  "Wastewater Treatment Facility": "Hartford - WRJ [updateFacility.aspx?F=24&option=view]",
  "Submission Number": "HQS-H6FX-2GH8F",
  "_table": "New Incident Reports (pending review)",
  "_facility_url": "https://anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/WWInventory/updateFacility.aspx?F=24&option=view",
  "_match_notes": null
}

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