Photo From City Of Greenfield
(Greenfield, MA) Another sanitary sewer overflow was detected by the City of Greenfield and the DPW on Sunday after the heavy rains and flood watch. The overflow came from the same location as earlier last week, behind 302 Deerfield Street along the Green River. T
he untreated sewage was coming from a regulator chamber outfall and impacts the Green River and Deerfield River in Greenfield, as well as the Connecticut River in Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland. The overflow concluded Sunday at 3:45 p.m. with an approximate 90,000 gallons of untreated sewage discharged into the river.
Avoid contact with the affected bodies of water until Tuesday, July 18th at 3:45 p.m.
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Update: According to the City of Greenfield’s Communication Director Matthew Conway, the sanitary sewer overflow into the Green River that was detected Monday afternoon in Greenfield, concluded Monday at 5:24 p.m. The sanitary overflow contained approximately 142,290 gallons of untreated sewage and waste and will impact the Green and Deerfield Rivers in Greenfield and the Connecticut River in Deerfield, Montague, and Sunderland. The advisory on avoiding contact with the affected bodies of water will last 48 hours from when the overflow ended on Monday, expiring Wednesday at 5:24 p.m.
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(07/10/2023) The City of Greenfield and the DPW have detected a sanitary overflow Monday afternoon in the Green River. The overflow discharge consists of untreated sewage and waste coming from a regulator chamber outfall due to the heavy rainfall in the area of 302 Deerfield Street in Greenfield.
According to the City of Greenfield, the sewage is discharging at a rate of 459 gallons per minute and will impact the Green River and Deerfield River in Greenfield, as well as the Connecticut River in Deerfield, Montague and Sunderland.
The City advises the community to “avoid contact with these water bodies for 48 hours after the discharge or overflow ceases due to increased health risks from bacteria and other pollutants. See website for more information on whether specific resource areas, such as bathing beaches, are affected.”