Public Notice of Sewer Spill - 01/09/2024

This is public notice from the City of Morganton about a sewer spill that occurred on 1/9/2024.

Heavy rains and flooding caused a sewer spill in the City of Morganton on Tuesday at a sewer junction box on Vine Arden Road near the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The spill started at 11:40 am and ended the same day at 9pm. Approximately 560,000 gallons spilled into Hunting Creek.

The overflow was mostly rainwater that infiltrated into the sewer system during the storms.

For more information, call the Water Resources Department at 828-438-5276.