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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Lexington Collection System, Sep 9, 2026

Ended (as reported) · NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tracking Map)

Source: NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tracking Map) via NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer, record 6d352d60-4824-467a-8960-0594be29176c, reported Sep 9, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:08 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Lexington Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00042). Outlet: “1-103 Northside Dr, Lexington, North Carolina, 27295”. Location: 35.85134, -80.26366; location source: given in the source record.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Swearing Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Swearing Creek, NC. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Sep 9, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT

Ended

Sep 9, 2026, 12:21 PM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Sep 9, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

not given

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 01:08 UTC

What and how much

Type

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Status in the record

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated wastewater”

Volume

40 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“40 gallons estimated; 40 gallons reached surface water (the larger of the 24-hour and 5-day reports)”

Advice from NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tracking Map)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Swearing Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 9, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT to Sep 9, 2026, 12:21 PM EDT
• Caution Swearing Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 9, 2026, 12:21 PM EDT to Sep 12, 2026, 12:21 PM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer

Source record number

6d352d60-4824-467a-8960-0594be29176c

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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