MORGANTON, N.C. — Heavy rain and flooding triggered two sewer spills in Morganton on Sunday, releasing hundreds of thousands of gallons of wastewater, city officials said.
The overflows were primarily rainwater that infiltrated the municipal sewer system during the storms, city of Morganton officials reported.
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The larger overflow occurred at a sewer junction box on Vine Arden Road near the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The spill began at 1 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. the same day. Approximately 840,000 gallons of wastewater were discharged into Hunting Creek.
A second spill occurred at a manhole located at 810 West Fleming Drive. That overflow also started at 1 a.m. and ended at 6 a.m. Approximately 1,500 gallons spilled into a storm drain.