LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — The Lincoln County Health Director issued a Water Activity Advisory Friday after approximately 1,700 gallons of untreated sewage may have leaked into an unnamed cove on Lake Norman. On Tuesday, the advisory was canceled.
The advisory was issued due to a spill caused by a utility crew boring into a marked low-pressure line in the 4000 block of Channel Point Lane in Denver. The flow of sewage was stopped Friday, and testing of the discharge site began to assess contamination levels.
Residents and boaters were advised to avoid bodily contact in the affected area due to potential contamination with fecal coliform. The Killian Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is conducting water sampling and has put up warning signs around the site.
The decision to cancel the advisory was based on daily water sample testing.
Lincoln County Environmental Health was notified Tuesday that two consecutive samples showed test results below the required maximum levels and all sampling at these sites now meet the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality standards.
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