Sewage backup reported in bathtub on Columbia Ave

Heard on: Bergen NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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3131 responding to (number withheld) Columbia Ave.

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We have a caller reporting possible water main break.

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And doesn't see it.

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We just need you to check the area and confirm.

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31.

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3191 from dispatch.

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This is the advice.

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Harrison Avenue is reopened.

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Received.

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Communication 3131, just be advised.

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Can you also check Arboleda Ave for this possible water main break? I know there was one last week.

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I'm checking.

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It's at (number withheld).

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Caller said it was (number withheld) Columbia Ave.

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Thirty-one, thank you for your communications.

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Thirty-one, thirty-one.

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Okay, there is no visible signs of a water main break.

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However, the woman here's bathtub is filling up with all black and sewage probably.

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So can you send the DPW out here?

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Received, they'll be advised.

6/25/2026 10:31 AM

Other Non-Crime Event

Columbia Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

Sewage backup reported in bathtub on Columbia Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a reported water main issue near Columbia Avenue in Cliffside Park. There were no visible signs of a water main break, but a resident’s bathtub was reportedly filling with black sewage, and public works was requested to respond.

Sewage backup reported in bathtub on Columbia Ave

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