Calabash Archives | Coastal Review A Daily News Service of the North Carolina Coastal Federation Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://coastalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NCCF-icon-152.png Calabash Archives | Coastal Review 32 32 Damaged valve leads to untreated wastewater discharge https://coastalreview.org/2026/01/damaged-valve-leads-to-untreated-wastewater-discharge/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:16:06 +0000 https://coastalreview.org/?p=103667 Brunswick County Public Utilities staff repaired a damaged sewer tap gate valve after it failed on Wednesday, discharging more than 30,000 gallons of untreated wastewater that reached the Little Cawcaw Swamp.]]>
About 34,650 gallons of untreated sewage reached the Little Cawcaw Swamp. Image: Brunswick County GIS
About 34,650 gallons of untreated sewage was discharged near near 101 South Middleton Drive NW, indicated by the teal dot, and reached the Little Cawcaw Swamp. Image: Brunswick County GIS

More than 34,000 gallons of untreated wastewater is believed to have been discharged from a damaged sewer line tap in Calabash on Wednesday.

The overflow was discovered shortly after 1 p.m. near 101 South Middleton Drive NW, according to a Brunswick County release.

Brunswick County Public Utilities staff determined that a 2-inch sewer tap gate valve had failed. The valve was repaired about an hour after the discharge was discovered.

Officials believe about 34,650 gallons of untreated sewer was discharged and reached the Little Cawcaw Swamp.

Samples were taken downstream of the discharge and remediation of the affected site was completed, according to the release.

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