Notification of Discharge of Untreated Sewage

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July 18, 2003

House Bill 1160, which the General Assembly enacted in July 1999, requires that municipalities, animal operations, industries and others who operate waste handling systems issue news releases when a spill of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters.

In accordance with that regulation, the following news release has been prepared and issued to media in Cumberland County.

On Friday, July 18, 2003 the Public Works Commission of the City of Fayetteville had a wastewater discharge from a washed-out sewer main behind undeveloped lots in the Worthington Subdivision. Recent heavy rainfall caused erosion of an embankment that supported the main and resulted in a 25-foot section being washed out in the 4400 block of Clifton Drive.

The discharge began at approximately 9:00 am and was contained at 11:20 am. Approximately 7,000 gallons of wastewater spilled into an unnamed creek that feeds the Rockfish Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin.

Appropriate measures were then taken by PWC to clean and treat the affected area. No adverse environmental effects resulted from the spill.

The Division of Water Quality was notified of the event.

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