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Stevens Branch

River in Vermont, past Barre, Barre Town, Berlin, Montpelier and Williamstown

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

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About this status

Why this status: No current status: no report we track sets a status on this water outline now.

How long each status lasts, and why

Sources checked: VT DEC Public Alerts (untreated discharge alerts) on the Sewage Overflows report page (last successful check 2026-11-02 21:22 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

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Estimated downstream stretches on Stevens Branch

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 4:26 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.

No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges affecting the Stevens Branch in Vermont, last 12 months11 affecting this stretch: 1 reported in Vermont, none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
  • Days with a discharge affecting the Stevens Branch in Vermont, last 12 months1Reported on the Stevens Branch in Vermont: 1 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it. Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Stevens Branch in Vermont, last 12 months50Reported on the Stevens Branch in Vermont: 50 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Stevens Branch in Vermont0.0%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Stevens Branch in Vermont0Reported on the Stevens Branch in Vermont: 0 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

5 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026. Counted from 5 source-confirmed or annual reports.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 2, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

6 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2016 to 2026

12 reported discharges, 2016 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • Incomplete source coverage

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 4 reports that gave a volume as a number (8 did not).

  • Incomplete source coverage

8 of 12 discharge reports gave no volume as a number (6 gave a range); only numbers are summed. Vermont gave volumes as ranges before 2024 (">10,000 to 100,000 gallons"); those records have no single number and are not summed.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage

6 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

6 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

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

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

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 12, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page. Records cover January 5, 2016 to November 2, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation sewage overflow page: records from January 5, 2016 to the latest update

Reports linked to Stevens Branch

Reports linked to Stevens Branch, newest first
StartEnd Sewer operator OutletTypeVolumeSourceLinks
start not reported (reported Jun 6, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT) end not reported Barre City Down Stream of the Barre City Wastewater plant. Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:4246, reported Jun 6, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Read report: Report not fully read, Barre City, start not reported (reported Jun 6, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT) · Map
start not reported (reported Dec 19, 2025, 3:24 PM EST) end not reported Barre City Nearest intersection is North Main St and Richardson Road. Siphon that cross the Stevens Branch was plugged. Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:4201, reported Dec 19, 2025, 3:24 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Dec 19, 2025, 1:30 PM EST Dec 19, 2025, 3:30 PM EST Barre City Stevens Branch, near the intersection of North Main and Richardson Road Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) 1,200 gallons Barre City (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:6949, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Apr 17, 2024, 9:41 AM EDT) end not reported Barre City Private septic system discharging into City drain on Lawrence Avenue, Barre VT Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:3996, reported Apr 17, 2024, 9:41 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Apr 17, 2024, 9:00 AM EDT Apr 17, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT Barre City 10 Lawrence Avenue Report not fully read “Under 100 gallons” Barre City (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:6501, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Feb 15, 2024, 2:27 PM EST) end not reported Montpelier Town of Berlin Barre-Montpelier Road near VTrans Training Center Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Montpelier (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:3978, reported Feb 15, 2024, 2:27 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Feb 15, 2024, 1:00 PM EST Feb 15, 2024, 3:00 PM EST Montpelier 1716 US Route 302 Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) 1,500 gallons Montpelier (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:6474, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Feb 2, 2024, 9:41 AM EST) end not reported Barre City Prospect Street Bridge Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:3974, reported Feb 2, 2024, 9:41 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Feb 1, 2024, 5:00 PM EST Feb 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EST Barre City Storm drain outlet under Prospect Street Bridge into the Stevens Branch Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Barre City (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:6471, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Nov 13, 2023, 9:19 AM EST) end not reported Williamstown Stevens Branch off Brockway Hill Rd Williamstown, Vt 05679 Report not fully read volume not reported Williamstown (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:3941, reported Nov 13, 2023, 9:19 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Nov 8, 2023, 9:30 AM EST Nov 9, 2023, 4:00 PM EST Williamstown Stevens Branch on Brockway Hill Report not fully read “>10,000 to 100,000 gallons” Williamstown (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:6422, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Nov 1, 2021, 10:55 AM EDT) end not reported Barre City 800 feet for the Barre City Berlin Town line on US302 Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:2715, reported Nov 1, 2021, 10:55 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Nov 1, 2021, 10:55 AM EDT) end not reported Barre City 800 feet for the Barre City Berlin Town line on US302 Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:2714, reported Nov 1, 2021, 10:55 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Oct 31, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT Oct 31, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT Barre City 800 feet from Berlin- Barre City town line on US 302 Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) “>1,000 to 10,000 gallons” Barre City (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:6186, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Oct 28, 2021, 4:32 PM EDT) end not reported Barre City Approximately 800 feet from the Berlin/Barre City Town line on US302 Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:2706, reported Oct 28, 2021, 4:32 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Oct 28, 2021, 4:32 PM EDT) end not reported Barre City Approximately 800 feet from the Berlin/Barre City Town line on US302 Report not fully readEarlier version volume not reported Barre City (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:2705, reported Oct 28, 2021, 4:32 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Oct 28, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT Oct 28, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT Barre City 800 feet from the Berlin- Barre City line along US 302 Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) “Under 100 gallons” Barre City (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:6185, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported Dec 2, 2019, 10:46 AM EST) end not reported Barre City WWTF effluent pipe Treatment bypass volume not reported Barre City (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:1507, reported Dec 2, 2019, 10:46 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Nov 29, 2019, 7:00 AM EST Nov 29, 2019, 12:00 PM EST Barre City WWTF Report not fully read “>500,000 to 1,000,000 gallons” Barre City (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:4800, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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start not reported (reported May 5, 2017, 12:55 PM EDT) end not reported Williamstown E-coli sample taken at final effluent building at Williamstown WWTP. Treatment bypass volume not reported Williamstown (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:88, reported May 5, 2017, 12:55 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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May 3, 2017 end not reported Williamstown Williamstown WWTP Report not fully read “gallons” Williamstown (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:3165, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Jan 12, 2016, 8:30 AM EST Jan 12, 2016, 3:00 PM EST Barre City Treatment Plant Drive Report not fully read 590,000 gallons Barre City (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:2724, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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Jan 5, 2016, 1:00 PM EST Jan 5, 2016, 4:00 PM EST Privately Owned 174 Hospital Loop, Berlin Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) 9,000 gallons Privately Owned (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:2717, the source gives no report time, retrieved 2026-11-02 10:55 UTC · Read the original notice Open record below · Map
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All reports in Vermont by year: 2026 (1 here) · 2025 (2 here) · 2024 (6 here) · 2023 (2 here) · 2021 (6 here) · 2019 (2 here) · 2017 (2 here) · 2016 (2 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: City of Barre collection system (SSO-prone), City of Montpelier Water Resource Recovery Facility combined sewer system.

Boat launches

No public boat launch is listed in our records for this water.

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

23 records linked to this water. Updated .