EDENTON, N.C. — The North Carolina Town of Edenton is working to clean up a big mess from over the weekend.
On Saturday, approximately 33,000 gallons of untreated wastewater leaked from its collection system due to heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
In a social media post, the Town of Edenton said about 9,000 gallons were discharged at the 200-300 blocks of East Water Street into Queen Anne Creek.
An estimated 6,000 gallons were discharged at the 400-1100 blocks of North Broad Street into Filbert’s Creek, 9,000 gallons were discharged at the 0-700 blocks of North Granville Street into Filbert’s Creek, and an estimated 9,000 gallons were discharged at the 100-300 blocks of West Queen Street into Filbert’s Creek.
The untreated wastewater then entered into Edenton Bay.
The North Carolina Division of Environmental Quality is reviewing what happened.