City of Worcester, MA
Lake Quinsigamond Sanitary Sewer Overflow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/6/2025 4:06 pm
WORCESTER, Mass. – On Friday at 11:07 a.m. on June 6, 2025, the city experienced a minimal impact sanitary sewer overflow in the vicinity of 65 Lake Avenue.
Approximately 470 gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged to the street from an underground pipe. City crews immediately responded and stopped the leak at 12:41 p.m. The sewer system is operating normally.
Some of the flow made its way into the municipality’s storm sewer system which ultimately drains to Lake Quinsigamond. The public is advised of the possibility of elevated E. Coli levels at the point and around the area of the discharge. Testing will be done daily until levels return to an acceptable range.