On the evening of August 10, 2022, from 5:32 p.m. through 8:37 p.m., the City of Albany experienced a sanitary sewer overflow.
The overflow was upstream of Lift Station 4 into the stormwater detention pond at Elm Street and Gordon Avenue due to power loss at the station.
An estimated 15,570 gallons of sewage was discharged into the Percosin Canal system via the pond located at 701 Elm Street.
As soon as the power was restored, the overflow ceased.
Residents should avoid contact with water in the canal system for the next 30 days as a precaution.
No City of Albany drinking water systems were affected
