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Sewage Overflow Notification
IS THERE A CURRENT SEWER OVERFLOW EVENT?
NO
CURRENT SEWER OVERFLOW EVENT DETAILS
Description of Discharge and Overflow Location | |
Approximate Date &Time Overflow Began & Duration | |
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow | - |
Identity of Permitee | Gloucester, MA |
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected | Massachusetts Bay |
Precautionary Measures to be Taken | This sewage overflow consists, or likely consists, of untreated or partially treated sewage and waste. Avoid contact with these affected water bodies for 48 hours after the discharge or overflow ceases due to increased health risks from bacteria and other pollutants. See the Sewage Overflow Notification Webpage for more information on whether specific resource areas, such as bathing beaches, are affected. |
PRECEDING SEWER OVERFLOW EVENTS
Discharge data is provided for each Public Advisory Notification Event, updated so that data for each month is posted within 15 days of the last day of the month.
- 02/04/2023
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: Blended partially treated wastewater is discharging through the WPCF outfall in Massachusetts Bay
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 02/04/2023 11:00 am (15 hours)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.890 million gallons
Identity of Permittee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 02/05/2023 2:00 am
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Massachusetts Bay
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: Blended partially treated wastewater is discharging through the WPCF outfall in Massachusetts Bay
- 02/04/2023
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 18 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA
CSO 004
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 02/04/2023 at 9:25 am (3 hr 15 mins)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.051 million gallons
Identity of Permitee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 02/04/2023 12:40 pm
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Harbor Cove
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 18 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA
- 01/26/2023
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 8 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
CSO 006A
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 01/26/2023 at 2:25 am (13 hr 5 mins)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.018 million gallons
Identity of Permitee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 01/26/2023 3:30 pm
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Gloucester Inner Harbor
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 8 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
- 01/26/2023
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 39 and 43 Woodbury Street, Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 01/26/2023 at 11:00 am (1 hr)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.00031 million gallons
Identity of Permitee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 01/26/2023 at 12:00 pm
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Unnamed Stream to Folly Cove
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 39 and 43 Woodbury Street, Gloucester, MA
- 01/26/2023
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 61R Parker St, Gloucester, MA 01930 (GPS 42.614731, -70.647869)
SSO 009
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 01/26/2023 at 2:45 am (6 hr 35 mins)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.079908 million gallons
Identity of Permitee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 01/26/2023 at 9:20 am
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Gloucester Inner Harbor
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 61R Parker St, Gloucester, MA 01930 (GPS 42.614731, -70.647869)
- 01/23/2023
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 8 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
CSO 006A
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 01/23/2023 at 11:40 am (5 hr 20 mins)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.018 million gallons
Identity of Permitee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 01/23/2023 at 15:00 pm
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Gloucester Inner Harbor
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 8 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
- 12/23/2022
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 8 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
CSO 006A
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 12/23/2022 at 11:05 pm (1 hr 5 mins)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.018 million gallons
Identity of Permitee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 12/24/2022 at 12:10 am
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Gloucester Inner Harbor
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 8 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA
- 12/17/2022
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 61R Parker St, Gloucester, MA 01930 (GPS 42.614731, -70.647869)
SSO 009
Approximate Date & Time Overflow Began & Duration: 12/17/2022 at 6:40 am (3 hours)
Estimated Volume of Discharge or Overflow: 0.028 million gallons.
Identity of Permittee: Gloucester, MA
Approximate Date & Time the Overflow Ended: 12/17/2022 at 9:40 am
Waters & Land Areas Potentially Affected: Gloucester Inner Harbor
- Description of Discharge and Overflow Location: 61R Parker St, Gloucester, MA 01930 (GPS 42.614731, -70.647869)
Information on Sewage Overflow Notifications:
In January 2021, Governor Baker signed An Act Promoting Awareness of Sewage in Public Water, and a year later January 2022, MassDEP promulgated regulations to implement the provisions of the Act. The regulations and materials from the reg-development process are available here:
314 CMR 16.00: Notification Requirements to Promote Public Awareness of Sewage Pollution
The fastest way to get information is to sign up to receive public advisory notifications by subscribing to “Public Health” alerts here.
This new law will make sure the public knows when untreated sewage flows into Massachusetts waters. This includes releases known as combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs).
Any active sewer overflow events (both CSOs and SSOs) will be summarized on this webpage.
When a discharge or overflow occurs, the City of Gloucester sends out a public advisory notification. On business days, this website will be updated within 4 hours of the notification. During weekends or holidays, this website will be updated on the next business day.
You can also see a list of discharge and overflow events on the MassDEP website below. This list is updated within 24 hours of when the public advisory notification is sent. Enter "Gloucester" in the Permittee field and click "Search":