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North Carolina sewage discharges, May 2026

92 records of sewage discharges and water advisories in North Carolina dated in May 2026, 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.

Records in North Carolina, May 2026, newest first
When	Report	Status
May 31, 2:54 PMto 6:30 PM	Raleigh Collection System · Neuse River · 1333 Four Winds Drive, Raleigh · SSO · 1,728 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 31, 2:18 PMto 8:07 PM	Hickory Collection System · Lake Hickory · 4250 2nd Northeast Street, Hickory, Nc, Hickory · SSO · 872 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 30, 5:03 PMto 8:06 PM	Raleigh Collection System · Crabtree Creek · 4400 Deep Hollow Drive · SSO · 3,120 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 30, 11:26 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Neighborhood Pond” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 30, 9:50 AMto 5:50 PM	Monroe Collection System · South Fork Crooked Creek · 4004 Sardis Church Road, Unit C, Monroe · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 30, 9:50 AMto 5:50 PM	Union County Collection System · South Fork Crooked Creek · 4004 Sardis Church Road, Unit C, Monroe · SSO · 36,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 29, 8:43 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 29, 6:46 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Badin Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 29, 3:29 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Badin Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 29, 1:20 PMto 2:05 PM	Salisbury Collection System · Grants Creek · 305 South Mccoy Road, Salisbury · SSO · 1,125 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 29, 8:40 AMto 9:10 AM	Southern Pines Collection System · Aberdeen Creek · Manhole 5591 · SSO · 1,325 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 28, 11:05 AMto 12:05 PM	Asheboro Collection System · Hasketts Creek · 1004 Sanford Street, Asheboro · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 28, 9:50 AMto 12:45 PM	Newton Collection System · Hildebran Creek · 1425 West North Carolina 10 Highway, Newton · SSO · 24,295 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 28, 7:00 AMto 12:00 PM	Columbus Collection System · “Horse Creek” · 393 West Mills Street, Columbus · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 26, 5:37 PMto 7:40 PM	Durham Collection System · “Mud Creek” · 500 White Pine Drive, Durham · SSO · 615 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 26, 1:24 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Concord lake” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 26, 8:00 AMto 12:00 PM	Ramseur Collection System · Deep River · 1341 West Ridge Street, Ramseur · SSO · 8,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 25, 10:00 PMto 11:00 PM	Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Elkin Creek · 100-316 ELKIN BUSINESS PARK DRIVE, Elkin, NC · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 25, 6:00 PMto May 26, 9:00 AM	Eden Collection System · Smith River · 842 Pitcher Avenue, Eden · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 25, 10:00 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 25, 9:59 AMto May 26, 9:59 AM	Clinton Collection System · “Cat Tail Branch” · Manhole 11051 Fisher Drive, Clinton NC · SSO · 10,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 25, 8:30 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Neighborhood pond behind townhomes” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 25, 3:30 AMto 4:00 AM	Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP · Elkin Creek · 100-316 ELKIN BUSINESS PARK DRIVE, Elkin, NC · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 24, 9:22 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Large retention pond behind” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 24, 9:08 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “South Point Business Park ponds” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 24, 6:27 PMto 8:30 PM	Charlotte Water Collection System · Catawba River, Lake Wylie · 11007 Lochmere Road, Charlotte · SSO · 123 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 23, 9:45 PMto 10:42 PM	Greensboro Collection System · North Buffalo Creek · 305 North Cedar Street, Greensboro · SSO · 122 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 23, 5:37 PMto 7:07 PM	Raleigh Collection System · Southwest Prong Beaverdam Creek · 403 Furches Street, Raleigh · SSO · 450 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 21, 2:33 PMto 3:00 PM	Louisburg Collection System · Tar River · 350 Burnette Road, Louisburg · SSO · 540 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 21, 1:00 PMto 3:00 PM	Thomasville Collection System · North Hamby Creek · 103 Rodelia Street, Unit C, Thomasville · SSO · 100 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 21, 10:00 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Jordan Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 20, 2:31 PMto 2:56 PM	Mooresville Collection System · “Unnamed tributary to Back Creek” · 537 Cascade Street, Mooresville · SSO · 20 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 20, 1:43 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “KANNAPOLIS LAKE” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 20, 11:00 AMto May 21, 10:27 AM	Winston-Salem Collection System · East Belews Creek · 314 Rierson Road, Kernersville · SSO · 2,925 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 20, 8:00 AMto 10:00 AM	Granite Falls Collection System · Catawba River · 19 Laurel Street, Granite Falls · SSO · 300 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 19, 3:15 PMto 7:37 PM	Lexington Collection System · Michael Branch · 305 Park Street, Lexington · SSO · 240 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 19, 3:14 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 19, 12:30 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Grissett Swamp · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 19, 12:25 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Abbotts Creek · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 19, 10:45 AMto May 20, 5:20 PM	Greensboro Collection System · “Belews Creek” · 4207 Romaine Street, Unit C, Greensboro · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 19, 10:41 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Salem Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 18, 8:15 PMto 10:15 PM	Winston-Salem Collection System · Abbotts Creek · 1550 Conning Court, Kernersville · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 18, 6:40 PMto 8:40 PM	Winston-Salem Collection System · Abbotts Creek · 1381 Amylee Trail, Kernersville · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 18, 2:30 AMto 8:00 AM	Jacksonville Collection System · Mill Creek · 11 Dewitt Street, Jacksonville · SSO · 50,751 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 17, 8:00 PMto 11:00 PM	Brunswick County Collection System · 1668 Beach Drive, Calabash · SSO · 2,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 17, 4:12 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Goose Branch · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 17, 12:00 PMto May 18, 12:00 AM	Shallotte Collection System · Shallotte River · 4663 Mintz Street, Shallotte · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 17, 8:00 AMto 10:15 AM	CFPUA · Hewletts Creek · 5449 Whisper Creek Lane, Wilmington · SSO · 23 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 16, 4:30 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 16, 1:00 PMto 3:00 PM	Winston-Salem Collection System · “Terry Road Branch Creek” · 1256 Terry Road, Winston-Salem · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 16, 1:00 PMto 3:00 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tracking Map) · Salem Creek, Salem Lake · 1256 Terry Road, Winston-Salem · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 16, 7:30 AMto 10:00 AM	Wallace Collection System · 4164 South North Carolina Highway 11, Wallace · SSO · 7,267 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 15, 4:49 PMto 5:58 PM	Durham Collection System · “Sandy Creek” · 1616 Pinecrest Road, Durham · SSO · 138 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 15, 11:08 AMto 1:34 PM	Charlotte Water Collection System · McMullen Creek · 10100-10298 Johnston Road, Pineville · SSO · 980 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 13, 9:30 PMto 11:00 PM	Hawthorne Collection System · Upper Barton Creek · 5716 Glenfiddich Way, Raleigh · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 13, 7:12 PMto 8:12 PM	Winston-Salem Collection System · Muddy Creek, Salem Creek · 601 North Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 13, 3:50 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 13, 3:50 PMto 4:30 PM	Southern Pines Collection System · “Mill Creek” · 125 Lakeside Court, Southern Pines, NC · SSO · 1,766 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 13, 10:05 AMto 10:41 AM	Charlotte Water Collection System · McMullen Creek · 3910 Kingsgate Place, Unit A-L, Charlotte · SSO · 900 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 13, 9:01 AMto 3:01 PM	Asheboro Collection System · Penwood Branch · 217 Dunlap St, Asheboro, North Carolina, 27203 · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 12, 5:12 PMto 9:50 PM	Greensboro Collection System · Brush Creek · 5811 Starboard Drive, Greensboro · SSO · 600 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 12, 3:53 PMto 7:55 PM	Durham Collection System · Ellerbe Creek · 1827 Milan Street, Durham · SSO · 3,630 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 12, 11:03 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Tuckertown Reservoir · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 12, 11:00 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Sally Branch Lake/Lake George” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 12, 8:21 AMto 9:58 PM	Raleigh Collection System · Brier Creek · 2800 John Brantley Boulevard, Morrisville · SSO · 1.14 million gallons · notice · map	ended
May 10, 12:00 PMto 2:00 PM	Eden Collection System · Tackett Branch · 842 pitcher ave · SSO · 840 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 9, 1:48 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Hwy 501 Leith Creek confluence - Johns Pond (both sides of bridge )” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 8, 3:58 PMto 8:45 PM	Charlotte Water Collection System · “Kings Branch” · 819 Farmhurst Drive, Unit A-K, Charlotte · SSO · 1,435 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 8, 10:00 AMto 2:00 PM	Wadesboro Collection System · Brush Fork · Cloud Avenue at E Caswell st · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 8, 10:00 AMto 1:00 PM	Winston-Salem Collection System · Salem Creek · 145 Highland Avenue, Apartment B, Winston-Salem · SSO · 4,500 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 7, 11:00 AMto 1:30 PM	Henderson Collection System · Sandy Creek · 482 Rock Mill Road, Henderson · SSO · 3,750 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 6, 9:14 PMto May 7, 4:40 AM	Charlotte Water Collection System · McMullen Creek · 10609 Johnston Road, Unit A-I, Charlotte · SSO · 2,230 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 6, 7:00 PMto 7:30 PM	Angier Collection System · 259 South Raleigh Street, Angier · SSO · 5,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 6, 3:03 PMto May 7, 12:00 AM	Charlotte Water Collection System · Irwin Creek · 2713 South Tryon Street, Unit A-D, Charlotte · SSO · 1,155 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 6, 12:49 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Gaston · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 6, 12:15 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Badin Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 5, 8:07 PMto 10:46 PM	Raleigh Collection System · Buffalo Creek · 279 Sweetbay Tree Drive, Wendell · SSO · 636 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 5, 1:35 PMto 4:30 PM	Asheboro Collection System · Cedar Fork Creek · 577 Lexington Road, Asheboro · SSO · 11,500 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 4, 12:20 PMto 4:50 PM	Hickory Collection System · Horseford Creek · 1420 11th Street Drive, Unit 15, Hickory · SSO · 150 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 3, 7:56 PMto 8:36 PM	Raleigh Collection System · “Unnamed Tributary near Neuse” · 6705 Glendower Road · SSO · 800 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 3, 3:00 PMto 4:45 PM	Lowell Collection System · South Fork Catawba River · 770 East First Street, Lowell, Nc, Lowell · SSO · 200 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 3, 9:58 AMto 12:41 PM	Raleigh Collection System · “Unnamed Tributary near Neuse” · 121 Blackthrone place · SSO · 4,075 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 2, 4:00 PMto 4:30 PM	Kings Mountain Collection System · Beason Creek · 24 Crocker Road, Kings Mountain, Nc · SSO · 500 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 2, 3:37 PMto 4:05 PM	E Lincoln County Collection System · Forney Creek · 264 Crosscut Drive, Denver · SSO · 850 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 2, 11:49 AMto 1:00 PM	Winston-Salem Collection System · Peters Creek · 881 Salem Pointe Lane, Winston-Salem · SSO · “150 gallons reached surface water” · notice · map	ended
May 2, 10:00 AMto 12:00 PM	Rocky Mount Collection System · Maple Creek · 4691 Sunset Avenue · SSO · 9,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 1, 4:07 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Badin Lake · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 1, 2:22 PM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · Lake Norman · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported
May 1, 11:15 AMto 1:18 PM	Dallas Collection System · Little Long Creek · 121 Evans Lake Road, Unit 206, Dallas · SSO · 3,000 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 1, 10:45 AMto 12:37 PM	Hickory Collection System · Catawba River, Lake Hickory · 715 21st Avenue Drive, Hickory · SSO · 334 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 1, 9:45 AMto 11:23 AM	Charlotte Water Collection System · “Stony Creek” · 3105 Lilac Grove Drive, Charlotte · SSO · 690 gallons · notice · map	ended
May 1, 8:27 AM	NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (fish kill and algal bloom reports) · “Beaver Dam Creek” · Algae advisory · volume not reported · notice · map	reported

Sources: NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC; NC DEQ DWR Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Incidents (North_Carolina_Fish_Kills_and_Algal_Blooms_Public_Reports), retrieved 2026-11-05 06:12 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.