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MSD Buncombe County Collection System
F
Usually reaches water
Reported events
71
Total volume
129K gal
Reached waterways
71 (100%)
Reporting since
2022
What caused the overflows
Equipment Failure
34
Other / Unknown
31
Root Intrusion
3
Grease / FOG
2
Rainfall / Flooding
1
Reported overflow events (showing 71 of 71)
| Date | Volume | Cause | Reached water | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | 630 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Dingle Creek |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 364 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 500 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Lee Creek |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 600 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 600 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Wagner Branch |
| Aug 26, 2025 | 19K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 100 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 3K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Dingle Creek |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 650 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Four Mile Branch (Bass Pond) |
| May 5, 2025 | 500 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 500 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Wolfpit Branch (previously called Briar Branch) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 748 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Reems Creek |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 101 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 1K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Eskridge Cove Branch (Beacon Reservoir) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 200 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Ross Creek (Lake Kenilworth) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 172 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 200 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Beaverdam Creek (Beaver Lake) |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 250 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 200 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 42 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Gashes Creek (Cedar Mountain Lake) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 450 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 167 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Reems Creek |
| Feb 21, 2025 | 100 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | North Fork Swannanoa River (Burnett Reservoir) |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 4K gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 200 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Feb 8, 2025 | 300 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Flat Creek |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 300 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Little Piney Branch |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 500 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 232 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Reed Creek |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 331 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Beaverdam Creek (Beaver Lake) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 630 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Hominy Creek |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 917 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Grassy Branch |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 345 gal | Grease / FOG | Yes | Canie Creek |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 1K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 484 gal | Root Intrusion | Yes | Flat Creek |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 34 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 39 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Four Mile Branch (Bass Pond) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 800 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Hominy Creek |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 4K gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Beaverdam Creek (Beaver Lake) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 145 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Brown Branch |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 321 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Brown Branch |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 338 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 353 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Brown Branch |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 54K gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 249 gal | Rainfall / Flooding | Yes | Powell Creek (Lake Julian) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 121 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Canie Creek |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 630 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Reed Creek |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 50 gal | Grease / FOG | Yes | Bill Moore Creek (Enka Lake) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 201 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Powell Creek (Lake Julian) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 500 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Sweeten Creek (Busbee Reservoir) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 650 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Reems Creek |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 36 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| May 28, 2023 | 14K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| May 10, 2023 | 61 gal | Root Intrusion | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 700 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 650 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Unknown Tributary to Swannanoa River |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 135 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Sweeten Creek (Busbee Reservoir) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 306 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 15 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Pinner Creek (Morgan Lake) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 6K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Reems Creek |
| Feb 9, 2023 | 2K gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | FRENCH BROAD RIVER |
| Feb 7, 2023 | 195 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Powell Creek (Lake Julian) |
| Feb 7, 2023 | 10 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Reed Creek |
| Feb 1, 2023 | 200 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 800 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Gill Branch |
| Jan 12, 2023 | 200 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Smith Mill Creek |
| Dec 13, 2022 | 700 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Reed Creek |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 810 gal | Root Intrusion | Yes | Ross Creek (Lake Kenilworth) |
| Oct 6, 2022 | 500 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Swannanoa River |
| Sep 14, 2022 | 600 gal | Equipment Failure | Yes | Reed Creek |
| Sep 12, 2022 | 600 gal | Other / Unknown | Yes | Swannanoa River |
Source: North Carolina (DWR). Volumes are utility-reported estimates. Some events lack precise coordinates or volumes.