Johnston County Notification of Discharge of Untreated Wastewater April 26, 2017 Smithfield, NC – General Statute 143-215.1C requires that the owner or operator of any wastewater collection or treatment works to issue a press release when an untreated wastewater discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters. In accordance with that regulation, the following news release has been prepared and issued to media in the affected counties: The Johnston County wastewater collection system had the following discharges of untreated wastewater caused by excessive rainfall amounts: * On April 25, 2017, approximately 12,000 gallons in the vicinity of 683 Devil’s Racetrack Road, Four Oaks was discharged into an unnamed tributary to the Neuse River. * On April 25 – 26, 2017, approximately 1,250,000 gallons in the vicinity of 1457 W Noble Street, Selma was discharged into an unnamed tributary to the Neuse River. The Division of Water Resources was notified of the events on April 25, 2017 and is reviewing the matter. For more information, contact the Johnston County Public Utilities Department at (919) 989-5075.
Actually it's 4. 3 due to the unusual amount of rain in a short period of time. The other was a broken pipe I guess.
