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Durham Collection System

F
Usually reaches water
Reported events
60
Total volume
7.7M gal
Reached waterways
53 (88%)
Reporting since
2022

What caused the overflows

Equipment Failure
37
Other / Unknown
11
Grease / FOG
10
Root Intrusion
1
Rainfall / Flooding
1

Reported overflow events (showing 60 of 60)

DateVolumeCauseReached waterReceiving water
Feb 11, 20262K galEquipment FailureYesSandy Creek - 16-41-1-11
Jan 10, 20261K galOther / UnknownYes—
Oct 14, 20252K galEquipment FailureYesLittle Lick Creek
Oct 12, 202552K galEquipment Failure——
Aug 26, 2025120 galEquipment FailureYesEno River
Jul 7, 202583K galEquipment FailureYesSandy Creek
Jul 7, 20256.8M galOther / UnknownYesEno River
Jul 7, 202532 galEquipment FailureYesLittle Creek
Jun 26, 20258K galEquipment FailureYesNortheast Creek
May 2, 2025255 galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
May 2, 202510K galOther / UnknownYesMud Creek
Apr 16, 20252K galEquipment FailureYesLittle Lick Creek
Mar 5, 202528K galEquipment FailureYesEno River
Feb 26, 2025180 galGrease / FOGYesThird Fork Creek
Feb 8, 2025240 galGrease / FOGYesUT tributary of Ellerbe Creek
Feb 2, 202511K galEquipment FailureYesUT Eno River
Dec 3, 202460K galEquipment Failure——
Oct 22, 20243K galGrease / FOGYesNortheast Creek
Aug 8, 20242K galOther / UnknownYesThird Fork Creek
Jul 24, 2024670 galOther / UnknownYesSandy Creek
Jul 2, 2024147 galEquipment FailureYesSandy Creek
Jun 27, 2024198 galEquipment FailureYesUT to Warren Creek
Jun 13, 2024258 galEquipment FailureYesThird Fork Creek
Jun 12, 20241K galGrease / FOGYesJumping Run
May 1, 2024860 galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Apr 23, 20243K galGrease / FOGYesCrooked Creek
Apr 12, 20245K galEquipment FailureYesNortheast Creek
Mar 16, 2024180 galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Feb 5, 20244K galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Feb 1, 202412K galGrease / FOG——
Jan 23, 2024265 galGrease / FOGYesNew Hope Creek
Jan 23, 202424K galEquipment FailureYesLittle Lick Creek
Dec 26, 202314K galEquipment FailureYesNortheast Creek
Dec 15, 2023800 galOther / UnknownYesThird Fork Creek
Dec 9, 2023458K galEquipment FailureYesSandy Creek
Nov 7, 20232K galEquipment FailureYesEno River
Oct 11, 2023284 galEquipment FailureYesEno River
Sep 11, 20233K galEquipment FailureYesThird Fork Creek
Sep 6, 20232K galOther / UnknownYesThird Fork Creek
Aug 16, 20239K galGrease / FOGYesThird Fork Creek
Aug 15, 2023921 galGrease / FOGYesEno River
Jul 30, 2023292 galRoot IntrusionYesMud Creek
Jul 20, 202345 galGrease / FOGYesLittle Lick Creek
Jun 9, 2023130 galEquipment FailureYesThird Fork Creek
Jun 1, 2023710 galRainfall / FloodingYesEllerbe Creek
Apr 10, 202312K galEquipment FailureYesEno River
Apr 5, 202326K galOther / UnknownYesBrier Creek
Apr 4, 202390 galEquipment FailureYesSandy Creek
Mar 24, 2023315 galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Mar 18, 2023150 galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Feb 19, 2023762 galEquipment Failure—Third Fork Creek
Feb 6, 2023420 galEquipment Failure—Third Fork Creek
Jan 23, 2023142 galOther / UnknownYesEllerbe Creek
Jan 17, 202311K galEquipment FailureYesNew Hope Creek
Jan 13, 20239K galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Dec 27, 202285 galOther / Unknown—Ellerbe Creek
Dec 9, 2022695 galEquipment FailureYesEllerbe Creek
Dec 2, 20224K galOther / UnknownYesEllerbe Creek
Nov 22, 202269 galEquipment FailureYesSandy Creek
Oct 19, 20224K galEquipment Failure—UT to LIttle Creek

Source: North Carolina (DWR). Volumes are utility-reported estimates. Some events lack precise coordinates or volumes.