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North Carolina sewage discharges, September 2023
60 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in September 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wadesboro Collection System · Across from Anson High School on sewer ROW · SSO · 20,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Kannapolis Collection System · Irish Buffalo Creek · SSO · 60 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Wilson Collection System · Hominy Swamp · Mh · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| King Collection System · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · Beaver Creek · SSO · 15 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · Rich Fork · SSO · 340 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Kinston collection · “Falling Creek” · Pump station Oliver Glass · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Asheboro Collection System · “UT” · SSO · 340 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Kerners Mill Creek · SSO · 25 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Nashville Collection System · “Peppermint Branch” · SSO · 870 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · Horsepen Creek · SSO · 130,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District · Roanoke River · SSO · 2,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District · Roanoke River · SSO · 4,800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District · Roanoke River · SSO · 16,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Havelock Collection System · “Joes Branch” · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Mooresville Collection System · West Branch Rocky River · 137 Keyser Dr · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Bill Moore Creek · SSO · 50 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Rocky River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Sugar Creek · 1936 Choyce Circle, Charlotte, NC · SSO · 2,840 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Rocky River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Johnston County Public Utilities · Middle Creek · 680 County Home Road, Smithfield NC · SSO · 237,600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Onslow Water and Sewer Authority · Queen Creek · SSO · 16,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Carolina Trace Collection System · “Upper Little River (including Lake Trace below elevation 257 MSL) (5)” · SSO · 700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Monroe Collection System · “Stewarts Creek” · SSO · 1,800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · Boulding Branch · SSO · 45 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Grants Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 8,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Kannapolis Collection System · Threemile Branch · Dakota Street Outfall · SSO · 4,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · 2000 Randolph Ave, Greensboro, NC · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Trent River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McMullen Creek · SSO · 210 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Neuse River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Durham Collection System · Third Fork Creek · SSO · 2,585 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Salmon Creek” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Middle Fork South Fork New River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Tillery · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Elkin Creek · Outfall east of Terrace Ave, south of West Main street · SSO · 325 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Yadkin River · SSO · 950 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Elkin Creek · 300 Business Park Rd · SSO · 650 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Carolina Trace Collection System · “Upper Little River (including Lake Trace below elevation 257 MSL) (5)” · Manhole at 1311 Indiana Circle · SSO · 1,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Sugar Creek” · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Robbins Collection System · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Higgins · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Greensboro Collection System · Brush Creek · On adjacent outfall · SSO · 2,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Mackintosh · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| High Point Collection System · West Fork Deep River · SSO · 2,010 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Oxford Collection System · Jordan Creek · Williamsboro Street between Taylors st, Oxford NC 27565 · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Third Fork Creek · 2534 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham NC · SSO · 1,905 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Briar Chapel Collection System · Pokeberry Creek · 90 Old Piedmont Circle, Chapel Hill NC · SSO · 10,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Yadkin River · SSO · 30 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Greenfield Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Harnett County Collection System · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McDowell Creek · SSO · 16,250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Chowan River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Harnett County Collection System · “Mill Branch” · SSO · 1,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Pembroke Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Twin Lakes West, Sunset Beach NC” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Durham County Collection System · Laurel Creek · SSO · 180 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fairmont Collection System · SSO · 8,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Higgins · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported |
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.