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North Carolina sewage discharges, September 2025
66 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in September 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanford Collection System · Big Buffalo Creek · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Johnston County Public Utilities · Hannah Creek · 6669 Hannah Creek Rd. Four Oaks, NC · SSO · 4,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Reidsville Collection System · Wolf Island Creek · SSO · 350 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Mooresville Collection System · West Branch Rocky River · SSO · 800 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Hickory Collection System · Clark Creek · SSO · 560 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 | |
| E Lincoln County Collection System · Catawba River, Lake Norman · SSO · 1,500 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Siler City Collection System · SSO · 70,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Raleigh Collection System · Perry Creek · SSO · 4,380 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Taggart Creek · 5040 Meadow Oak Commerce Parkway · SSO · 750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · Salem Creek · SSO · 5,750 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Southeast Brunswick Sanitary District · SSO · volume not reported · 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 | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Fourmile Creek · 501 Sadie Drive, Matthew’s NC · SSO · 820 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Silas Creek” · Behind address indicated · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Albemarle Sound · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Albemarle Sound · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · French Broad River · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Lee Creek · Erwin Hills · SSO · 500 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 | |
| Brunswick County Collection System · Cottage Creek · SSO · 17,458 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Onslow Bay · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Scuppernong River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Yadkin River · SSO · 50 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 | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Irwin Creek · SSO · 142 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Brunswick County Collection System · SSO · 8,000 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 | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Onslow Bay · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Onslow Bay · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Chowan River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Chowan Rvr” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Winston-Salem Collection System · “Silas Creek” · SSO · 1,050 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| MSD of Buncombe County · Wagner Branch · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Bill Moore Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Orange Water and Sewer Authority · Fan Branch · Near intersection of Princeton Dr and Smith Level Rd · SSO · 84 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 50,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Gastonia Collection System · “Unnamed tributary to Catawba Creek (11-130)” · SSO · 1,600 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 | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Chowan River · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Sugar Creek · 10706 Old Nation Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC · SSO · 1,245 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Kannapolis Collection System · Afton Run · SSO · 240 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| High Point Collection System · Boulding Branch · SSO · 1,335 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Greensboro Collection System · South Buffalo Creek · SSO · 1,400 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Shelby Collection System · First Broad River · 800-1 Old Boiling Spring Rd. Shelby, NC · SSO · 725 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Rounda Lake Dam” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Taggart Creek · 4001 Carlyle drive, Charlotte NC · SSO · 630 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Tryon Collection System · Vaughn Creek · SSO · volume not reported · notice · map | ended | |
| Fayetteville PWC · Grays Creek · 5728 gentleman drive · SSO · 146 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Hendersonville Collection System · “Britton Creek” · Manhole behind 265 fernbrook way · SSO · 535 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “edenton bay” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Moore County Collection System · SSO · 30,000 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Onslow Bay · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Hunter's Glen WWTP · Shaw Creek · Line coming from the wings restaurant · SSO · 8,000 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 | |
| Johnston County Public Utilities · “Pond on private property” · Into a private pond located on private property · SSO · 7,200 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Albemarle Sound · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Lake Norman · 18000 Whisperings Oaks, Cornelius NC · SSO · 95 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Gastonia Collection System · Long Creek · SSO · 330 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · Steele Creek · 14535 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte NC · SSO · 2,475 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| Asheboro Collection System · Hasketts Creek · SSO · 1,250 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Wylie · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| Charlotte Water Collection System · “Irwin Creek” · SSO · 540 gallons · notice · map | ended | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Albemarle Sound · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Unnamed Tributary to South Fork of Cattail Creek” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map | reported | |
| NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · 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.