1,100 Gallons of Untreated Wastewater Discharged Into Calabash River

1,100 gallons of untreated wastewater discharged into Calabash River

Brunswick County Public Utilities staff investigated the site and determined that a power failure caused the overflow at one of the pump stations.

Pump power failure leads to wastewater spill in Calabash River

Hundreds of gallons of untreated wastewater discharged into the Calabash River in Brunswick County on Monday when a pump station lost power. Brunswick County Public Utilities discovered the sanitary sewer overflow around 9 p.m. from a manhole near 1232 Riverview Drive in Calabash, according to a public notice. Utilities staff repaired the pump station that experienced a power failure and recovered standing wastewater by 10:30 p.m. About 1,100 ga…