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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Johnston County Collection System, Oct 18, 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 8b86b8e2-5197-42d5-84df-669f0e4a91b2, reported Oct 19, 2026, 1:58 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: Johnston County Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00060). Outlet: “1005 Winston Road, Clayton”. Location: 35.64104, -78.51099; 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: “White Oak Creek (Austin Pond)”. Not linked to a mapped water. Name match too far (41.7 km; limit 12.0 km: the stream record's extent (15.8 km, counted to 10 km) plus 2 km).

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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

Oct 18, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT

Ended

Oct 19, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Oct 19, 2026, 1:58 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

19,800 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“19,800 gallons estimated; 198,000 gallons reached surface water”

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

Source and versions

Source

NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer

Source record number

8b86b8e2-5197-42d5-84df-669f0e4a91b2

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "dwr_permit_with_name": "WQCS00060 - Johnston County Collection System",
  "dwr_regional_office": "Raleigh",
  "deq_county": "Johnston",
  "deq_address": "1005 Winston Road, Clayton ",
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