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North Carolina sewage discharges, March 2023
65 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in March 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 06:27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Claremont Collection System · McLin Creek · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Pinner Creek · SSO · 15 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Long Creek” · SSO · 610 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · Neuse River · SSO · 728 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Lake Waccamaw Collection System · Big Creek · SSO · 15 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · Mango Creek · SSO · 2,310 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Chimney Rock Village Collection System · Broad River · Aerial line is northwest of provided address. Coordinates of aerial line are 35.437222°N, -82.239722°W. · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Carolina Water Service · force main from Lift Station #2 Broad Creek Road and Cassowary Lane · SSO · 13,700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Cliffside Sanitary District WWTP · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Silas Creek” · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Thomasville Collection System · Hunts Fork · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Monroe Collection System · Lick Branch · SSO · 660 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Silas Creek” · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Ellerbe Creek · SSO · 315 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Muddy Creek, Salem Creek · 1101 N Vista Court, Winston-Salem, NC · SSO · 750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Sycamore Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Raleigh Collection System · SSO · 13,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Wilson Collection System · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · Kennedy Mill Creek · SSO · 12,600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Rocky Mount Collection System · Goose Branch · Outfall along this road · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · High Point Lake · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Irwin Creek · SSO · 1,865 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fuquay-Varina Collection System · Terrible Creek · SSO · 4,800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · “Blounts Creek” · SSO · 19,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McIntyre Creek · SSO · 680 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Ellerbe Creek · 2716 Eldorado street · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Madison Collection System · Big Beaver Island Creek · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Maiden Collection System · Shady Branch · Release from Manhole - # and cause not stated in EM43 - Permittee please update in follow-up report. · SSO · 400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Cary Collection System · Lynn Branch · Service lateral · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Newport Collection System · Manhole at West Railroad Blvd and at Lake View Drive · SSO · 2,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Fourmile Creek · 4316 Old Course Dr, Charlotte · SSO · 1,360 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Orange Water and Sewer Authority · Bolin Creek · SSO · 1,575 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Morganton Collection System · Catawba River · SSO · 800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Taylorsville Collection System · Glade Creek · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · Mine Creek · SSO · 4,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Kannapolis Collection System · Cold Water Creek · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · “Unnamed tributary to bolding branch” · SSO · 750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Wilson Collection System · Toisnot Swamp · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Troy Collection System · “Turkey Creek” · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Campbell Creek · 5005 Prestwick Lane, Charlotte - nearest address to Manhole. · SSO · 504 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Asheboro Collection System · Hasketts Creek · SSO · 825 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Irwin Creek · 5833 Milhaven Lane · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · North Fork Crooked Creek · 2111 Marglyn Dr, Matthews, NC, 28105 · SSO · 960 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Toby Creek · Approx. 1000 feet off street on greenway along street. Zone 2. · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · “Little Arm Branch” · SSO · 585 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Reynolds Creek · SSO · 120 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Conover Collection System · “Long Creek” · SSO · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · “Richland Creek (Richland Lake)” · SSO · 23,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · 262 · SSO · 262 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Little Creek” · SSO · 109 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Cary Collection System · Kit Creek · SSO · 4,166 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greenville Utilities Commission · “Greens Mill Run” · 303 Kirkland Drive, Greenville,nc · SSO · 180 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Reems Creek · SSO · 8,377 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Salem Creek · SSO · 10 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Taylorsville Collection System · Lower Little River · SSO · 2,800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Claremont Collection System · Mull Creek · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Liberty Collection System · Rocky River · SSO · 310 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · SSO · 800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · “Swift Creek” · SSO · 7,625 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Brier Creek · SSO · 365 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Carolina Trace Collection System · Deep River · SSO · 2,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Kerners Mill Creek · 247 N. Cherry Street. Spill reportedly occurred behind the building at this address. · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Ranlo Collection System · Burton Branch · 2043 Crossway Circle Gastonia NC · SSO · 1,500 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.