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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Lake Waccamaw Collection System, Aug 31, 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 f219a48d-0ddd-4c2c-847b-6524c08fb2f3, reported Aug 31, 2026, 7:30 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: Lake Waccamaw Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00203). Outlet: “1898 Bella Coola Rd, Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, 28450”. Location: 34.28884, -78.47140; 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: “Lake Waccamaw”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Lake Waccamaw, 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

Aug 31, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT

Ended

Aug 31, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Aug 31, 2026, 7:30 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

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

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Lake Waccamaw: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 31, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT to Aug 31, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
• Caution Lake Waccamaw: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 31, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT to Sep 4, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

NC DEQ DWR "SSOs and Bypasses" ArcGIS layer

Source record number

f219a48d-0ddd-4c2c-847b-6524c08fb2f3

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "dwr_regional_office": "Wilmington",
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