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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Hickory Collection System, Oct 14, 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 c65c87fd-8ca5-46b3-85e3-2cdd53400a64, reported Oct 15, 2026, 11:24 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: Hickory Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00020). Outlet: “321 31st Avenue, Hickory”. Location: 35.77393, -81.32308; 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: “CATAWBA RIVER (Lake Hickory below elevation 935)”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Lake Hickory, NC. Match basis: the water named in the report.

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 14, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT

Ended

Oct 14, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Oct 15, 2026, 11:24 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

120 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“120 gallons estimated; 70 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 Lake Hickory: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 14, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT to Oct 14, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT
• Caution Lake Hickory: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 14, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT to Oct 18, 2026, 2:30 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

c65c87fd-8ca5-46b3-85e3-2cdd53400a64

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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