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Connecticut River

River in New Hampshire · near Balloch, Charlestown, Chesterfield, Claremont, Colebrook

Status now

Caution

The authority's window has passed but the discharge ended less than 72 hours ago, or a discharge with no reported end began in the last 7 days, or a rainfall advisory is posted. Research on sewage-borne illness points to about three days of raised risk.

Why this colour: Caution: no end reported. Rationale: A discharge record with status unknown (an alert with no incident report, an unparsed notice) is yellow for 14 days from its report time, then unresolved as above. (source: data/rules.json) How long a water stays coloured, and why

Bypass with no reported end · EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) · downstream path not modeled · since Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT

Source: EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset (eRule Phase 2, current versions), record NH0100765:1:1, reported Dec 28, 2022, 7:00 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice

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

Events behind the colour

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 Connecticut River

No discharge colours a modeled reach on this water now.

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.

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 months0Dec 2025 to Nov 2026
  • Days with a discharge, last 12 months0Dec 2025 to Nov 2026
  • Hours under advisory, last 12 months0Dec 2025 to Nov 2026
  • 2026 season under advisory0.0%May to October; 0 h

Discharge events per month

2 events, Jan 2022 to Nov 2026.

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

EPA ECHO sewer overflow records are sparse (only what permittees file with EPA).

Source: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 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 20220011Source records
Jan 20230000
Feb 20230000
Mar 20230000
Apr 20230011Source records
May 20230000
Jun 20230000
Jul 20230000
Aug 20230000
Sep 20230000
Oct 20230000
Nov 20230000
Dec 20230000
Jan 20240000
Feb 20240000
Mar 20240000
Apr 20240000
May 20240000
Jun 20240000
Jul 20240000
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 20260000
Apr 20260000
May 20260000
Jun 20260000
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

1 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. EPA ECHO sewer overflow records are sparse (only what permittees file with EPA).

Source: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 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 2023316316720
May 202300744
Jun 202300720
Jul 202300744
Aug 202300744
Sep 202300720
Oct 202300744
Nov 202300720
Dec 202300744
Jan 202400744
Feb 202400696
Mar 202400744
Apr 202400720
May 202400744
Jun 202400720
Jul 202400744
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 202600744
Apr 202600720
May 202600744
Jun 202600720
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: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 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 20221
Jan 20230
Feb 20230
Mar 20230
Apr 202311
May 20230
Jun 20230
Jul 20230
Aug 20230
Sep 20230
Oct 20230
Nov 20230
Dec 20230
Jan 20240
Feb 20240
Mar 20240
Apr 20240
May 20240
Jun 20240
Jul 20240
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 20260
Apr 20260
May 20260
Jun 20260
Jul 20260
Aug 20260
Sep 20260
Oct 20260
Nov 20260

Discharge events per year, 2016 to 2026

2 events, 2016 to 2026.

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

EPA ECHO sewer overflow records are sparse (only what permittees file with EPA).

Source: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 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
20180000
20190000
20200000
20210000
20220011
20230011
20240000
20250000
20260000

Reported volume per year

Gallons, summed from the 1 events that gave a number (1 did not).

  • Partly covered or sparse source

1 of 2 events gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed.

Source: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 to 2026-11-02.

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Reported volume per year
YearGallonsEvents with a numberEvents withoutCoverage
2016000Partly covered or sparse source
2017000
2018000
2019000
2020000
2021000
2022001
2023410
2024000
2025000
2026000

Hours under advisory per year

Hours under advisory each year; 2026 to date.

  • Advisory in effect
  • Partly covered or sparse source

1 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: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 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%
201800.0%
201900.0%
202000.0%
202100.0%
202200.0%
20233163.6%
202400.0%
202500.0%
202600.0%

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

1 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: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 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
20230.0%04,4164,416
20240.0%04,4164,416
20250.0%04,4164,416
20260.0%04,4164,416

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: EPA ECHO sewer overflow events. Covered 2022-05-03 to 2026-11-02.

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Discharge events by calendar month, all years
MonthEventsYears of records
Jan011
Feb011
Mar011
Apr111
May011
Jun011
Jul011
Aug011
Sep011
Oct011
Nov011
Dec110
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 Connecticut River

Events placed on Connecticut River, newest first
StartEnd Discharger OutfallTypeVolumeSourceLinks
Apr 17, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT Apr 27, 2023, 10:30 AM EDT not stated not stated Bypass 4 gal EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset (eRule Phase 2, current versions), record NH0100765:2:1, reported May 2, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice record below · Map
Full record (older than 180 days, so no page of its own)

This record in the archive list
Dec 27, 2022, 6:00 AM EST not reported not stated not stated Bypass not reported EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators) via ECHO NPDES Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event Dataset (eRule Phase 2, current versions), record NH0100765:1:1, reported Dec 28, 2022, 7:00 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 11:54 UTC · notice Event: Bypass, , Dec 27, 2022, 6:00 AM EST · Map

Outfalls on this water

No outfall in the registry is matched to this water.

Dischargers: City of Lebanon WWTF (CSOs eliminated), NH Medium WWTF General Permit facilities (21 POTWs) - SSO/unauthorized discharge web notices.

Launches

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

Sources covering this water

2 events placed on this water in this build.