Untreated Johnston County Wastewater Spill Reported Near Clayton
CLAYTON, N.C. – Nearly 20,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled into White Oak Creek following a failure in Johnston County’s wastewater collection system near Clayton.
The discharge occurred Oct. 18-19 in the 1000 block of Winston Road.
Johnston County Public Utilities estimated approximately 19,800 gallons of untreated wastewater reached White Oak Creek, which is part of the Neuse River Basin.
County officials said the spill was caused by a pressure pipe failure in the wastewater collection system.
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources was notified and is reviewing the incident.
State law requires wastewater system operators to issue a public notice when an untreated wastewater discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters.
Anyone seeking additional information may contact Johnston County Public Utilities at 919-989-5075.
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This is the third one the I know has been reported in Clayton in the last year. Apparently the town is not capable of operating a waste water system. Hey it’s your health and the health of others downstream. Wake up JoCo.
It wasn’t on the town this time…maybe read the more than the headline and understand it was a county utility failure….
If I included the whole county, the number of spills would have been a significantly higher. Remember a lot of these sewer systems are combined. The issue is these spills keep happening, Why? Bad management by our local and county governments? People pouring grease down the drain? Flushable wipes? Old infrastructure? There’s a reason, but no one seems to be correcting the problem so the spills keep happening.
Keep letting people move here. That’s the answer. I hope you can pick up my sarcasm.
If it flows into the Neuse River you better hope that they do additional treatment at the water plants because that’s where your water comes from….. I’m glad I have a well…
If this is what has south smithfield smelling like propane it needs to go away!