Vermont Business Magazine A new public alert was reported early Sunday morning by the Rutland Wastewater Treatment Facility in Rutland. The following are Public Alerts submitted by Wastewater Treatment Facilities for prompt public awareness of untreated discharges and their locations. These alerts have been directly reported by Wastewater Treatment Facilities and may have not yet been reviewed by the State.
Wastewater Treatment facilities are required to submit a public alert as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from discovery of an untreated discharge from the wastewater treatment facility. This time requirement is extended to no longer than four hours if the operator does not have telephone or internet service at the location or they are working to control or stop the untreated discharge. Additional details regarding sewage overflows and incidents are required to be reported within 12 hours of discovery and available below.
| Facility Name | Town | Location Description | Receiving Waters | Date/Time Submission Entered | ID |
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| Rutland | Rutland | This is a combined storm water overflow structure that is designed to intercept storm water overflows at the River Street Pump Station located at Otter Creek. | Otter Creek East Creek |
12/18/2016 6:50:51 AM | 50 |
| Lunenburg FD2 | Gilman | Outfall near the old Gilman Mill | Connecticut River | 12/1/2016 9:35:43 AM | 49 |
NEWLY REPORTED OVERFLOWS. These overflows are pending review from DEC Wastewater staff
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WET WEATHER COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS Reviewed by DEC Wastewater staff
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ALL OTHER OVERFLOWS Reviewed by DEC Wastewater staff
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Source: Vermont Watershed Management in DEC at ANR 6:55 am 12.18.2016