Untreated wastewater spills into Whiskey Creek tributary

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Crews with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority responded to a sanitary sewer spill that sent 1,800 gallons of untreated wastewater into a tributary to Whiskey Creek.

It happened Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. near 241 Navaho Trail.

CFPUA says the Whiskey Creek force main failed.

Staff stopped the overflow by shutting down a nearby pump station shortly after 6:00 p.m. Pump-and haul operations were conducted to minimize service disruptions and environmental impacts, while CFPUA construction crews made repairs.

The pump station and sewer flow through the force main returned to normal by 10:30 pm.

CFPUA Environmental Management staff members are performing water quality testing in various locations near the site. Results are expected in the next 24 hours. CFPUA says they cleaned the area and reported the spill to the N.C. Division of Water Quality.