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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Lexington Collection System, Sep 22, 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 a2aaa80c-928f-4528-8574-2a8ab6445b97, reported Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 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: “1225 Fairview Dr, Lexington, North Carolina, 27292”. Location: 35.78963, -80.25691; 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: “Fern Valley Branch”. Not linked to a mapped water.

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

Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT

Ended

Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 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

250 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“250 gallons estimated; 250 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

a2aaa80c-928f-4528-8574-2a8ab6445b97

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "deq_program": "Sanitary Sewer Overflow",
  "dwr_incident_number": "202601617",
  "dwr_permit_with_name": "WQCS00042 - Lexington Collection System",
  "dwr_regional_office": "Winston-Salem",
  "deq_county": "Davidson",
  "deq_address": "1225 Fairview Dr, Lexington, North Carolina, 27292",
  "deq_municipality": "Lexington",
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  "dwr_ongoing": "No",
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