NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Approximately 2,100 gallons of untreated wastewater were released into a Pages Creek tributary Sunday night, Aug. 4, following a sewer main failure, according to Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.
Per CFPUA, crews responded to the sanitary sewer overflow in the Bayshore community near the intersection of Bayshore and Shore Point drives at 7:45 p.m.
“CFPUA crews were able to isolate the failed section using valves, but repairs are ongoing. Initial calculations estimate that 2,100 gallons of untreated wastewater escaped, reaching a stormwater tributary of Pages Creek. A final estimate for the SSO will be provided after repairs are complete,” the release states.
Staff are conducting surface water quality sampling in the area.
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