Rainfall advisory reported, Sep 3, 2026
Advisory active · NC DEQ Division of Marine Fisheries, Recreational Water Quality program
Source: NC DEQ Division of Marine Fisheries, Recreational Water Quality program via NC DEQ Recreational Water Quality program: swimming advisory status layer (RWQ_Advisory_EXTERNAL), record N17:precautionary:20260903T1850Z, updated by the source Sep 3, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:12 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
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1. Where the advisory applies
Issued by: NC DEQ Division of Marine Fisheries, Recreational Water Quality program. Location: 35.96545, -75.62690; location source: given in the source record.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “Drain Pipe at Conch Street in Nags Head (ocean)”. Not linked to a mapped water.
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
Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
- Started
- Ended
- not reported
- Detail provided by the source
- Times known poll
- Reported to the source
- not given
- Published
- not given
- Source last updated
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
What was reported
- Type
- Rainfall advisory
- Status in the record
- Advisory active
Advice from NC DEQ Division of Marine Fisheries, Recreational Water Quality program
“WARNING! STORM WATER DISCHARGE AREA. WATERS MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY DISCHARGE FROM PIPE. SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED WITHIN 200 YARDS OF THIS SIGN DURING ACTIVE DISCHARGE. (15A NCAC 18A .3404(c), wet weather sign)”
- Advice period
- This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
- Basis
- 15A NCAC 18A .3404(c)
Status history from this report
- Caution a water not yet on the map: Rainfall advisory, Sep 3, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT to Sep 17, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT
- No current status shown a water not yet on the map: advisory not re-confirmed by its source recently, no map colour, Sep 17, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT to Dec 2, 2026, 1:50 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.
Source and versions
- Source
- NC DEQ Recreational Water Quality program: swimming advisory status layer (RWQ_Advisory_EXTERNAL)
- Source record number
- N17:precautionary:20260903T1850Z
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | nc-rwq-advisories:N17:precautionary:20260903T1850Z |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | nc-rwq-advisories |
| Source record number | N17:precautionary:20260903T1850Z |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Rainfall advisory |
| Status in the report | Advisory active |
| Sewer operator identifier | Not provided |
| Sewer operator | Not provided |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | Drain Pipe at Conch Street in Nags Head (ocean) |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 35.965 |
| Longitude | -75.627 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Sep 3, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT (2026-09-03T14:50:03-04:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | poll |
| Reported to the source | Not provided |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Sep 3, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT (2026-09-03T14:50:03-04:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 1:12 AM EST (2026-11-05T06:12:32Z) |
| Material | Not provided |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | NC DEQ Division of Marine Fisheries, Recreational Water Quality program |
| Advice | Quoted in full above |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | 15A NCAC 18A .3404(c) |
| Original notice | https://services2.arcgis.com/kCu40SDxsCGcuUWO/arcgis/rest/services/RWQ_Advisory_EXTERNAL/FeatureServer/1/query?where=ASN%3D%27N17%27&outFields=*&f=json |
Original source data
{
"OBJECTID": 311,
"STATION": 17,
"COUNTY": "DARE",
"TIER": 1,
"LATITUDE": 35.9654407304,
"LONGITUDE": -75.6269024396,
"EFFECTIVE": 1997,
"EPA_ID": "NC675298",
"StationID": "17",
"GlobalID": "{A1B90257-186D-44E5-AC7D-4524FAE5E534}",
"Status": "Precautionary",
"Data": "https://xapps.ncdenr.org/mf/beaches/smplData.do?parm.siteId=N17&parm.county=055&parm.tierClass=-1",
"ASN": "N17",
"ASN2": "N17",
"DESCRIPTIO": "Drain Pipe at Conch Street in Nags Head",
"LOCATION": "ocean"
} Staff names, email addresses and phone numbers are removed from source data before it is stored.