Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Durham Collection System, Sep 11, 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 b6607dd1-af6d-4c81-8fae-78931ed1594c, reported Sep 11, 2026, 11:25 AM 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: Durham Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00005). Outlet: “1204 Franklin St, Durham, North Carolina, 27701”. Location: 35.98913, -78.88657; 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: “Goose Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water. Name match too far (201.2 km; limit 12.0 km: the stream record's extent (14.3 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.
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
When it happened and when it was reported
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- Started
- Ended
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known to the minute
- Reported to the source
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- not given
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
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
- 925 gallons (estimated)
- Volume as reported
- “925 gallons estimated; 925 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
- b6607dd1-af6d-4c81-8fae-78931ed1594c
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | nc-dwr-sso-2026:b6607dd1-af6d-4c81-8fae-78931ed1594c |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | nc-dwr-sso-2026 |
| Source record number | b6607dd1-af6d-4c81-8fae-78931ed1594c |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) |
| Status in the report | Ended (as reported) |
| Sewer operator identifier | nc-durham |
| Sewer operator | Durham Collection System |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | WQCS00005 |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | 1204 Franklin St, Durham, North Carolina, 27701 |
| Water named in the report | Goose Creek |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 35.989 |
| Longitude | -78.887 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Sep 11, 2026, 8:13 AM EDT (2026-09-11T08:13:00-04:00) |
| Ended | Sep 11, 2026, 8:50 AM EDT (2026-09-11T08:50:00-04:00) |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Sep 11, 2026, 11:25 AM EDT (2026-09-11T11:25:00-04:00) |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Not provided |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 4, 2026, 8:08 PM EST (2026-11-05T01:08:23Z) |
| Material | untreated wastewater |
| Volume, in gallons | 925 |
| Volume as reported | 925 gallons estimated; 925 gallons reached surface water |
| How volume was determined | estimated |
| Authority | NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (Sanitary Sewer Overflow Tracking Map) |
| Advice | Not provided |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://services2.arcgis.com/kCu40SDxsCGcuUWO/arcgis/rest/services/Sanitary_Sewer_Overflows_since_Jan_2026/FeatureServer/0/query?where=globalid%3D%27b6607dd1-af6d-4c81-8fae-78931ed1594c%27&outFields=*&f=json |
Original source data
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"dwr_permit_with_name": "WQCS00005 - Durham Collection System",
"dwr_regional_office": "RRO",
"deq_county": "Durham",
"deq_address": "1204 Franklin St, Durham, North Carolina, 27701",
"deq_municipality": "Durham",
"dwr_report_date": 1789140300000,
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"dwr_reached_water": "Yes",
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"dwr_duration_5d": "0:37",
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"dwr_volume_waterbody_5d": 925,
"dwr_fish_kill_5d": "No ",
"dwr_fish_kill_number_5d": null,
"dwr_cause_5d": "Grease",
"dwr_weather_5d": "Clear/Dry",
"deq_latitude": 35.989128,
"deq_longitude": -78.886566,
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} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.