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North Carolina sewage discharges, February 2023
71 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in February 2023, newest first. Each record keeps the source's own times and wording.
Source: the agencies, sewer operators and EPA records named on each row and on the Sources page. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.
Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gastonia Collection System · “Duharts Creek” · outfall behind 330 Rosemary Ln, Gastonia · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Taggart Creek · SSO · 390 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Bond Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority · Brier Creek · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Handy Sanitary District Collection System · Badin Lake, Yadkin River · SSO · 12,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Washington Collection System · Runyon Creek · outfall line by Slatestone Road and Old Bath Highway · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Brunswick County Collection System · SSO · 60,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · 2600 Randleman rd · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Stevens Creek” · 4180 Pampano Street Charlotte NC · SSO · 10,125 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District · Chockoyotte Creek · SSO · 450 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Silas Creek” · SSO · 89 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · Twelvemile Creek · SSO · 1,380 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Thomasville Collection System · Hanks Branch · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Henderson Collection System · Sandy Creek · Newton Dairy Road Outfall · SSO · 5,700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Wadesboro Collection System · “Lampley Branch” · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · From a manhole · SSO · 9,350 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Third Fork Creek · SSO · 762 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Silas Creek” · SSO · 5,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Chapel Ridge WWTP · Brooks Creek · SSO · 3,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Mebane Collection System · “Mill Creek” · SSO · 40,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Paw Creek · 6234 Quiet Water Place, Charlotte, NC · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| West Jefferson Collection System · Little Buffalo Creek · Came out of a service line cleanout · SSO · 30 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Mallard Creek · SSO · 215 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Rocky Mount Collection System · Tar River · SSO · 116,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · North Fork Crooked Creek · Poplin Rd Lift Station off of Sedgewick Road in the Annadale Subdivision · SSO · 3,300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · North Fork Crooked Creek · Poplin Lift station off Sedgewick Rd in Annadale Subdivision · SSO · 165,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Salem Creek · SSO · 120 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · East Fork Twelvemile Creek · Intersection of Fulton Ridge Rd and Wesley Chapel Rd · SSO · 29,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Eden Collection System · Covenant Branch · SSO · 1,720 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Shelby Collection System · Hickory Creek · At intersection in front of listed address · SSO · 2,550 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Henderson Collection System · Sandy Creek · 482 Rock Mill Rd. Henderson Nc · SSO · 3,300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Asheboro Collection System · Vestal Creek · Liftstation #6 · SSO · 14,366 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Albemarle Collection System · Mountain Creek · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Ramseur Collection System · Deep River · East Side or Main Pump Station · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Albemarle Collection System · Mountain Creek · SSO · 2,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · East Fork Twelvemile Creek · SSO · 6,795 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Salisbury Collection System · Crane Creek · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Asheboro Collection System · Cedar Fork Creek · Liftstation #4 · SSO · 3,250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greater Badin Water & Sewer District · Stony Run · 402 Gold Street Oakboro, NC · SSO · 45,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Cary Collection System · Coles Branch · SSO · 280 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Junaluska Collection System · Pigeon River · SSO · 13,845 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Elizabeth City Collection System · “Pasquotank River” · Across from Manhole is daycare at 906 Oak Stump Road · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Hickory Collection System · Catawba River, Lake Hickory · SSO · 360 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Mooresville Collection System · Lake Norman · SSO · 350 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · French Broad River · Ps #: 18-303197 · SSO · 2,076 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Highlands Collection System · Cullasaja River · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Irwin Creek · SSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · West Fork Deep River · SSO · 550 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Ahoskie Collection System · Ahoskie Creek · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Lake Julian · SSO · 195 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Reed Creek · SSO · 363 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · In front of address · SSO · 8,550 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Henderson Collection System · Sandy Creek · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Third Fork Creek · 1003 Orchard Oriole Lane · SSO · 420 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Contentnea Metropolitan Sewerage District · Contentnea Creek · 6466 North Highland Drive, Grifton, NC · SSO · 108,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Little Sugar Creek · SSO · 15,580 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Havelock Collection System · Southwest Prong Slocum Creek · Stonebridge Pump Station · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Green Level Collection System · “Otter Creek” · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 5,650 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Lumberton Collection System · Lumber River · SSO · 25,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Carthage Collection System · SSO · 2,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Harnett County Collection System · “Little River (Lower Little River)” · SSO · 3,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · West Fork Deep River · Leak at clean out on service line. · SSO · 15 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Bladenboro Collection System · industrial drive, bladenboro, nc · SSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Mayodan Collection System · “Mayo River” · 615 A Burton Street · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Swannanoa River · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended |
Sources: NC DWR Sanitary Sewer Overflows September 2022 through December 2025 (ArcGIS), retrieved 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC; NC DEQ Fish Kills and Algal Blooms public reports (Fish_Kill_Algal_Bloom_Public_View), retrieved 2026-11-04 06:57 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.