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North Carolina sewage discharges, February 2024
77 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in February 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · “Bushy Creek” · SSO · 750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Mooresville Collection System · Reeds Creek · SSO · 120 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Paw Creek · 8" diameter clay pipe · SSO · 3,600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · “Lake Jeanette” · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Hickory Collection System · Frye Creek · SSO · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Leak Fork” · Outfall · SSO · 12,600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Gastonia Collection System · “Duharts Creek” · SSO · 400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Thomasville Collection System · Hanks Branch · SSO · 110 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Orange Water and Sewer Authority · “Unnamed tributary to Dry Creek” · SSO · 950 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Irwin Creek · SSO · 1,625 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · SSO · 1,550 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Mallard Creek · SSO · 2,720 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Burnsville Collection System · Little Crabtree Creek · Storm culvert · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Cooleemee Collection System · South Yadkin River · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Little Creek” · SSO · 42,750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Boiling Springs Collection System · “Sandy Run Creek” · 338 West College Ave, Shelby NC, 28152 · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · “Unnamed Tributary near Neuse” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Toby Creek · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · East Fork Twelvemile Creek · SSO · 825 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McAlpine Creek · SSO · 1,030 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Monroe Collection System · Richardson Creek · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Canton Collection System · Pigeon River · Manhole at the northeast portion of the property · SSO · 1,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · “Evans Lake” · SSO · 2,750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · “Evans Lake” · SSO · 11,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · SSO · 5,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Brunswick County Collection System · SSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Hickory Collection System · Lyle Creek · SSO · 1,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Salem Creek · Behind apartment complex facing Hwy 52 · SSO · 7,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · Intersection of Kenilworth and Theta Streets · SSO · 1,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Gum Branch · SSO · 4,800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · “South Fork Crooked Creek” · SSO · 550 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Johnston County Public Utilities · SSO · 2,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Kings Branch” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Onslow Water and Sewer Authority · 246 E Redhead Circle, Sneads Ferry at pump station · SSO · 17,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Behind home · SSO · 1,650 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · Behind indicated address · SSO · 3,350 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Boone Collection System · Boone Creek · SSO · 7,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · “Unnamed Tributary to Swift Creek (Yates Mill Pond)” · SSO · 475 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Irwin Creek · 4601 Nevin Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28269, USA · SSO · 610 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Claremont Collection System · Mull Creek · SSO · 1,150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McAlpine Creek · SSO · 690 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Little Sugar Creek · SSO · 525 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Town of Rutherfordton · Cleghorn Creek · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Hickory Collection System · Frye Creek · SSO · 400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Bryson City Collection System · Tuckasegee River · Sewage reaching river most likely through storm drain below Everett St bridge · SSO · 3,240 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · Little Rockfish Creek · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Back Creek” · Multifamily residence. Debris(wipes) and grease backed up at the manhole. flowed into strom drain into Back Creek. · SSO · 550 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Brier Creek · Manhole to storm drain. Multifamily residentail area. · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · “Stewarts Creek” · SSO · 2,575 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · Rich Fork · 629 Sink Lake Rd, High Point, NC · SSO · 520 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Asheboro Collection System · Cedar Fork Creek · Just outside Lift station #4 · SSO · 6,700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McAlpine Creek · SSO · 2,100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Back Creek” · SSO · 1,470 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Little Sugar Creek · 3915 Haverhill Dr · SSO · 1,155 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Franklin County Public Utilities · Brandy Creek · SSO · 32,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Brier Creek · SSO · 1,059 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Bryson City Collection System · Tuckasegee River · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Paw Creek · SSO · 175 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Lexington Collection System · Rat Spring Branch · Prospect St, Lexington, NC · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Wilson Collection System · “Little Contentnea Creek” · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fuquay-Varina Collection System · SSO · 14,225 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · Buckhead Creek · SSO · 4,900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Ellerbe Creek · SSO · 4,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Taylorsville Collection System · Lower Little River · SSO · 958 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · SSO · 25 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · Neuse River · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · Buckhead Creek · SSO · 5,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Harrisburg Collection System · Fuda Creek · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Bryson City Collection System · Jenkins Branch · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Brunswick County Collection System · Lockwoods Folly River · Adjacent to highway (east side) · SSO · 25,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Durham Collection System · SSO · 12,100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Waynesville Collection System · Richland Creek · Not a manhole - hole cut in line for repairs. The flow wasn't able to be cut off. · SSO · 684,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Yadkin River · SSO · 50 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.