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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Brunswick Regional W&S Collection System, Oct 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 bc7a9b95-770a-4d53-8d83-53d4dfd32ab9, reported Oct 12, 2026, 8:30 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: Brunswick Regional W&S Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00202). Outlet: “305 Old Town Creek Road, Leland”. Location: 34.18042, -78.09600; 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: “Bishop Branch”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Bishop Branch, 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

Oct 11, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT

Ended

Oct 11, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Oct 12, 2026, 8:30 AM 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

9,000 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“9,000 gallons estimated; 9,000 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

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Bishop Branch: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 11, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT to Oct 11, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT
• Caution Bishop Branch: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 11, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT to Oct 14, 2026, 11:30 AM 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

bc7a9b95-770a-4d53-8d83-53d4dfd32ab9

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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