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North Carolina sewage discharges, May 2025
61 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in May 2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard's Crossing Collection System · Hodges Mill Creek · Manhole at corner of Bunting Dr and Kenning Pk · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Henderson Collection System · Sandy Creek · Sandy Creek Lift Station · SSO · 27,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · South Buffalo Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Albemarle Collection System · Little Long Creek · SSO · 6,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Albemarle Collection System · Mountain Creek · SSO · 9,700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Albemarle Collection System · Melchor Branch · SSO · 3,900 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Henderson Collection System · Red Bud Creek · Red Bud Pump Station · SSO · 85,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Sedgefield Collection System · Reddicks Creek · SSO · 250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| CFPUA · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Town of Holly Springs · Buisness park pump station. · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · McDowell Creek · SSO · 96 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| CFPUA · Hewletts Creek · SSO · 5,162 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Little Creek” · SSO · 1,650 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Southport Collection System · “Southport Restricted Area” · SSO · 17,280 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Eden Collection System · Dan River · SSO · 700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Asheboro Collection System · Penwood Branch · SSO · 27,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · Horsepen Creek · SSO · 123,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · “Rockfish Creek” · SSO · 30,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Lake Monroe” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Spring Lake Collection System · “Little River (Lower Little River)” · SSO · 55 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Maple Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Torrence Creek · SSO · 1,945 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Brushy Fork Branch · intersection of Claremont Ave and East 26th Street · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Thomasville Collection System · North Hamby Creek · SSO · 700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Hickory Collection System · “Falling Creek” · SSO · 75 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| CFPUA · Greenfield Creek · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Lowell Collection System · South Fork Catawba River · SSO · 280 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| East Carolina University Main Campus… · “Greens Mill Run” · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Carolina Trace Collection System · Carrs Creek · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Pittsboro Collection System · “Robeson Creek” · SSO · 6,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Union County Collection System · South Fork Crooked Creek · SSO · 19,950 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Yadkin River · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greater Badin Water & Sewer District · pump station at 402 Gold St, Oakboro · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Doby Creek · 901 Doby Springs Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262 · SSO · 585 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Lake Wylie · SSO · 7,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Burnsville Collection System · Little Crabtree Creek · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Paw Creek · SSO · 1,070 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Middle Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Big Rattlesnake Branch” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Randleman Collection System · Deep River · SSO · 750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Buffalo Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Ranlo Collection System · “South Fork Catawba River” · 2047 Crossway Circle, Gastonia, 28054 · SSO · 700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Goldsboro Collection System · Little River · 1702 Middleton Road, Goldsboro · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Swannanoa River · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Yadkin County Collection System · 36.1193946, -80.8580817 · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Anson County Collection System · SSO · 3,199 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Anson County Collection System · At pump station · SSO · 49,280 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · “Mud Creek” · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Durham Collection System · Ellerbe Creek · SSO · 255 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Conover Collection System · Lyle Creek · SSO · 1,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · High Rock Lake · 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 | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Brushy Fork · SSO · 5,300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · Brush Creek · SSO · 700 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “35.5467699, -78.8718762; located by the FVAA Fields Bakertown Complex in Fuquay-Varina NC” · 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.