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Barton River

River in Vermont · near Coventry

Status now

No current report

At least one source we follow covers this water, and nothing it reports applies right now.

Why this colour: No current report: nothing a covering source reports colours this water now. How long a water stays coloured, and why

Source: ECHO Effluent Charts REST services (per-permit DMR data incl. monthly CSO event counts, duration, volume per outfall), last answered 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC; ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset (eRule Phase 2, current versions), last answered 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC; VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page, last answered 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC. Status computed by DirtyWaterWatch as of 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC.

It is not a finding about the water. Discharges go unreported, reports arrive late, and storm runoff carries bacteria too. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

Rivers are not coloured as a whole: a discharge colours a modeled stretch downstream of its outfall, listed below when there is one.

As of Nov 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EST.

Map

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.

Outfalls are small brown dots.

Modeled downstream reaches on Barton River

No discharge colours a modeled reach on this water now.

Traced outfall paths

Source: paths traced by DirtyWaterWatch on the USGS NLDI / NHDPlus network from each outfall to the head of tide, the first lake or the distance cap; statuses from the events on them.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: advisory in effect; yellow: caution; hatched yellow: unresolved, no end reported; grey: no current report; hatched purple: a source was not updating.

No red or yellow period in this span.

Source: hourly statuses computed by DirtyWaterWatch (pipeline build/status.py) from the events linked above and the rules on the methods page; history as of 2026-11-02 11:56 UTC.

Discharges over the years

  • Discharge events, last 12 months3Dec 2025 to Nov 2026
  • Days with a discharge, last 12 months4Dec 2025 to Nov 2026
  • Hours under advisory, last 12 months128Dec 2025 to Nov 2026
  • 2026 season under advisory1.8%May to October; 78 h

Discharge events per month

11 events, Jan 2022 to Nov 2026. Counted from 10 verified or annual reports, 1 public notices.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Bypass, blended or other

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2022-01-01 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events per month
MonthCombined sewer overflowSanitary sewer overflowBypass, blended or otherTotalCounted fromCoverage
Jan 20220000
Feb 20220000
Mar 20220000
Apr 20220000
May 20220000
Jun 20220000
Jul 20220000
Aug 20220000
Sep 20220000
Oct 20220000
Nov 20220000
Dec 20220000
Jan 20230000
Feb 20230000
Mar 20230000
Apr 20230000
May 20230000
Jun 20230000
Jul 20230123Reports and notices
Aug 20230011Verified or annual reports
Sep 20230000
Oct 20230000
Nov 20230000
Dec 20230022Verified or annual reports
Jan 20240000
Feb 20240000
Mar 20240011Verified or annual reports
Apr 20240000
May 20240000
Jun 20240000
Jul 20240011Verified or annual reports
Aug 20240000
Sep 20240000
Oct 20240000
Nov 20240000
Dec 20240000
Jan 20250000
Feb 20250000
Mar 20250000
Apr 20250000
May 20250000
Jun 20250000
Jul 20250000
Aug 20250000
Sep 20250000
Oct 20250000
Nov 20250000
Dec 20250000
Jan 20260000
Feb 20260000
Mar 20260011Verified or annual reports
Apr 20260011Verified or annual reports
May 20260000
Jun 20260011Verified or annual reports
Jul 20260000
Aug 20260000
Sep 20260000
Oct 20260000
Nov 20260000

Hours under advisory per month

Hours this water was under an advisory, by the map's red rules.

  • Advisory in effect

2 discharge events have no reported end and no ongoing status; under the status rules they set caution, not an advisory, and add no hours here.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Hours under advisory per month
MonthHours under advisoryFrom discharge windowsHours in monthCoverage
Jan 202200744
Feb 202200672
Mar 202200744
Apr 202200720
May 202200744
Jun 202200720
Jul 202200744
Aug 202200744
Sep 202200720
Oct 202200744
Nov 202200720
Dec 202200744
Jan 202300744
Feb 202300672
Mar 202300744
Apr 202300720
May 202300744
Jun 202300720
Jul 2023258258744
Aug 20234949744
Sep 202300720
Oct 202300744
Nov 202300720
Dec 2023167167744
Jan 202400744
Feb 202400696
Mar 20247979744
Apr 202400720
May 202400744
Jun 202400720
Jul 20248787744
Aug 202400744
Sep 202400720
Oct 202400744
Nov 202400720
Dec 202400744
Jan 202500744
Feb 202500672
Mar 202500744
Apr 202500720
May 202500744
Jun 202500720
Jul 202500744
Aug 202500744
Sep 202500720
Oct 202500744
Nov 202500720
Dec 202500744
Jan 202600744
Feb 202600672
Mar 20265050744
Apr 202600720
May 202600744
Jun 20267878720
Jul 202600744
Aug 202600744
Sep 202600720
Oct 202600744
Nov 20260032

Days with a discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it (start to reported end, local time); an event with no end counts its start day.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2022-01-01 to 2026-11-02.

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Days with a discharge per month
MonthDays with a dischargeCoverage
Jan 20220
Feb 20220
Mar 20220
Apr 20220
May 20220
Jun 20220
Jul 20220
Aug 20220
Sep 20220
Oct 20220
Nov 20220
Dec 20220
Jan 20230
Feb 20230
Mar 20230
Apr 20230
May 20230
Jun 20230
Jul 20239
Aug 20231
Sep 20230
Oct 20230
Nov 20230
Dec 20235
Jan 20240
Feb 20240
Mar 20242
Apr 20240
May 20240
Jun 20240
Jul 20242
Aug 20240
Sep 20240
Oct 20240
Nov 20240
Dec 20240
Jan 20250
Feb 20250
Mar 20250
Apr 20250
May 20250
Jun 20250
Jul 20250
Aug 20250
Sep 20250
Oct 20250
Nov 20250
Dec 20250
Jan 20260
Feb 20260
Mar 20261
Apr 20261
May 20260
Jun 20262
Jul 20260
Aug 20260
Sep 20260
Oct 20260
Nov 20260

Discharge events per year, 2016 to 2026

12 events, 2016 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Bypass, blended or other
  • Partly covered or sparse source

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events per year, 2016 to 2026
YearCombined sewer overflowSanitary sewer overflowBypass, blended or otherTotalCoverage
20160000Partly covered or sparse source
20170000
20180101
20190000
20200000
20210000
20220000
20230156
20240022
20250000
20260033

Reported volume per year

Gallons, summed from the 4 events that gave a number (8 did not).

  • Partly covered or sparse source

8 of 12 events gave no volume as a number (7 gave a range); only numbers are summed. Vermont volumes were range buckets before 2024 (">10,000 to 100,000 gallons"); those records have no number and are not summed.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Reported volume per year
YearGallonsEvents with a numberEvents withoutCoverage
2016000Partly covered or sparse source
2017000
2018001
2019000
2020000
2021000
2022000
2023006
2024300,00011
2025000
2026405,00030

Hours under advisory per year

Hours under advisory each year; 2026 to date.

  • Advisory in effect
  • Partly covered or sparse source

2 discharge events have no reported end and no ongoing status; under the status rules they set caution, not an advisory, and add no hours here.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Hours under advisory per year
YearHours under advisoryShare of the yearCoverage
201600.0%Partly covered or sparse source
201700.0%
2018720.8%
201900.0%
202000.0%
202100.0%
202200.0%
20234735.4%
20241661.9%
202500.0%
20261281.7%

Share of the May to October season under advisory

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with an advisory in effect.

  • Advisory in effect

2 discharge events have no reported end and no ongoing status; under the status rules they set caution, not an advisory, and add no hours here.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Share of the May to October season under advisory
SeasonShare under advisoryHours under advisoryHours coveredSeason hoursPartly covered
20160.0%04,4164,416
20170.0%04,4164,416
20180.0%04,4164,416
20190.0%04,4164,416
20200.0%04,4164,416
20210.0%04,4164,416
20220.0%04,4164,416
20236.9%3074,4164,416
20242.0%874,4164,416
20250.0%04,4164,416
20261.8%784,4164,416

Discharge events by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge event, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events by calendar month, all years
MonthEventsYears of records
Jan011
Feb111
Mar211
Apr111
May011
Jun111
Jul411
Aug111
Sep011
Oct011
Nov011
Dec210

Discharge events by outfall

The 10 outfalls with the most events of 12, all years.

Source: Vermont DEC sewage overflows page. Covered 2016-01-05 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events by outfall
OutfallDischargerEvents
112 Municipal LnBarton1
112 Municipal LaneBarton1
Barton River, entering across from 334 Barton- Orleans Road in BartonBarton1
Barton Village wastewater plantBarton1
Barton Village Waste Water PlantBarton1
Lagoon #1 and #2Barton1
From Lagoon #2 overflow pipe, disinfected through the plant and discharged intoBarton1
WWTF Lagoon 1Barton1
Blanchard Oil Sewer Pump StationOrleans1
Barton Village Wastewater Treament FacilityBarton1
Other outfalls (2)2
How these charts are counted

Discharge events are counted once: where a source publishes both public notices and verified reports (MassDEP, Vermont DEC), a discharger's month with any verified report counts its verified reports only, and other months count notices. Revisions are folded into the record they revise, and EPA copies of a state report are not counted twice. Monthly and yearly totals (Maine DEP, EPA discharge monitoring reports, Portsmouth) are shown on their own and never added to the event counts. Hours under advisory follow the map's red rules. A muted band marks periods no source covers: a gap there is missing data, not a quiet month.

  • EPA ECHO sewer overflow events: 2022-05-03 to now (sparse)
  • Vermont DEC sewage overflows page: 2016-01-05 to now

Every event on Barton River

Events placed on Barton River, newest first
StartEnd Discharger OutfallTypeVolumeSourceLinks
not reported (reported Jun 17, 2026, 9:06 AM EDT) not reported Barton Discharge enters the river across the road from 334 Barton-Orleans Rd in Barton VT Unclassified record not reported Barton (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:4255, reported Jun 17, 2026, 9:06 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Jun 14, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Jun 15, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT Barton 112 Municipal Ln Treatment plant bypass 200,000 gal Barton (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:7041, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Barton 112 Municipal Lane Unclassified record 191,000 gal Barton (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:6983, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT) not reported Barton Entering the Barton River across from 334 Barton-Orleans Road, in Barton and north towards Orleans Village Unclassified record not reported Barton (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:4219, reported Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Mar 14, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Mar 14, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Barton Barton River, entering across from 334 Barton- Orleans Road in Barton Treatment plant bypass 14,000 gal Barton (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:6973, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Jul 15, 2024, 7:53 AM EDT) not reported Barton On Thursday July 11th we had lagoon overflow partially treated effluent into the Barton River north of the village center. Bypass not reported Barton (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:4031, reported Jul 15, 2024, 7:53 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Jul 11, 2024, 4:00 AM EDT Jul 12, 2024, 7:00 PM EDT Barton Barton Village wastewater plant Treatment plant bypass 300,000 gal Barton (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:6586, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Mar 7, 2024, 12:15 PM EST) not reported Barton Discharge down stream in Barton River north of 334 Barton-Orleans Rd in Barton. Unclassified recordrevised not reported Barton (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:3982, reported Mar 7, 2024, 12:15 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Mar 7, 2024, 7:00 AM EST Mar 8, 2024, 2:00 PM EST Barton Barton Village Waste Water Plant Treatment plant bypass “>10,000 to 100,000 gallons” Barton (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:6486, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Dec 18, 2023, 4:59 PM EST) not reported Barton Barton Village Wastewater Plant discharge pipe into Barton River Unclassified recordrevised not reported Barton (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:3960, reported Dec 18, 2023, 4:59 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Dec 18, 2023, 2:00 PM EST Dec 21, 2023, 2:30 AM EST Barton Lagoon #1 and #2 Treatment plant bypass “>100,000 to 500,000 gallons” Barton (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:6452, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Dec 11, 2023, 1:00 PM EST Dec 11, 2023, 11:00 PM EST Barton From Lagoon #2 overflow pipe, disinfected through the plant and discharged into Treatment plant bypass “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Barton (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:6428, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Aug 28, 2023, 11:43 AM EDT) not reported Barton Lagoon 1 at Barton Village wastewater treatment plant. Bypassrevised not reported Barton (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:3928, reported Aug 28, 2023, 11:43 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Aug 28, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT Aug 28, 2023, 7:30 AM EDT Barton WWTF Lagoon 1 Treatment plant bypass “Under 100 gallons” Barton (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:6390, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Jul 17, 2023, 10:49 AM EDT) not reported Orleans Blanchard Oil Sewer Pump Station Sanitary sewer overflow not reported Orleans (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:3906, reported Jul 17, 2023, 10:49 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Jul 16, 2023, 6:36 PM EDT) not reported Barton wastewater treatment facility partially treated wastewater Bypassrevised not reported Barton (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:3904, reported Jul 16, 2023, 6:36 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Jul 16, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT Jul 18, 2023, 11:00 PM EDT Barton Barton Village Wastewater Treament Facility Treatment plant bypass “>500,000 to 1,000,000 gallons” Barton (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:6363, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Jul 10, 2023, 12:11 PM EDT) not reported Barton Discharged treated and partly disinfected effluent. Unclassified recordrevised not reported Barton (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:2882, reported Jul 10, 2023, 12:11 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Jul 10, 2023, 4:52 AM EDT Jul 15, 2023, 4:00 AM EDT Barton Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall Treatment plant bypass “>500,000 to 1,000,000 gallons” Barton (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:6362, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

not reported (reported Feb 22, 2018, 11:18 AM EST) not reported Barton 29 Elm St. next to the Elm St. Barton river bridge Unclassified recordrevised not reported Barton (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:1204, reported Feb 22, 2018, 11:18 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Feb 22, 2018 Feb 22, 2018 Barton Elm St. Sanitary sewer overflow “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Barton (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:4344, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · notice
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list

Outfalls on this water

No outfall in the registry is matched to this water.

Launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, ODbL). · Barton River on OpenBoatLaunch

Sources covering this water

21 events placed on this water in this build.