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Facility Name: Barre City    
Caller Name And Title: Brian Baker, Director of Public Works and Engineering    
Municipality: Barre City    
Location (street or site): drainage outfall into the Potash Brook west of the Camp St crossing    
Incident Start Date: 04/16/2026    
Incident End Date: 04/16/2026    
Incident Start End Times: 11:00 am to 01:00 pm    
Estimated Duration Of Event:    
Nature Of Incident: Discharged untreated sewage    
Estimated Volume (gallons): 50000    
Cause Of Discharge: Obstruction/Blockage    
Type Of Obstruction: Sewer line blockage, unknow material    
Point Of Discharge: Stormwater collection system    
Corrective Action Taken: Blockage was cleared and the edge of Hill Street was rinsed with water from the Vactor truck.    
Waterbody Impacted: Potash Brook    
Contact Name And Title For Public: Brian Baker, Director of Public Works    
Call Date:    
WW Staff Called:    
Type Of Notification: nForms    
Public Overflow Report For Web: Y    
   
   
   
Description Of Incident: Sewer manhole on Hill Street at the intersection with Nelson Street was observed to be overflowing and running down the south edge of Hill Street. DPW was notified at approximately 11:00 am on the 16th of April. The sewer overflow entered a catch basin at the intersection with Patterson Street. This drainage system continues west on Hill then turns north onto Camp Street then cuts cross lots to the west behind the Lincoln School and daylights in the Potash Brook east of Elmwood Cemetery.    
   
nForm Submission Number: HQM-VSGC-218KA