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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Granite Falls Collection System, Aug 27, 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 fd4c29c8-c93a-4c1e-87e0-d331cf6e09b5, reported Aug 27, 2026, 10:00 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: Granite Falls Collection System (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, WQCS00145). Outlet: “3 Lakeview Ct, Granite Falls, North Carolina, 28630”. Location: 35.79384, -81.43859; 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: “Unnamed Tributary to Lake Rhodhiss”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Lake Rhodhiss, 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 27, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

Ended

Aug 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Aug 27, 2026, 10:00 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

500 gallons (estimated)

Volume as reported

“500 gallons estimated; 500 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 Rhodhiss: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 27, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT to Aug 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
• Caution Lake Rhodhiss: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT to Aug 31, 2026, 9:00 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

fd4c29c8-c93a-4c1e-87e0-d331cf6e09b5

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": "202601464",
  "dwr_permit_with_name": "WQCS00145 - Granite Falls Collection System",
  "dwr_regional_office": "Asheville",
  "deq_county": "Caldwell",
  "deq_address": "3 Lakeview Ct, Granite Falls, North Carolina, 28630",
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