OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Brunswick County Public Utilities announced about 4,444 gallons of untreated wastewater were discharged and reached a tributary to Saw Pit Swamp.
BCPU said it came from a force main isolation valve failure near 6576 Summerfield Pl. in Ocean Isle Beach on Friday, January 9th.
The sanitary overflow was discovered around 11:57 a.m., staff repaired the valve around 12:15 p.m. after investigating the site and determining the source was valve leakage and the repair was completed on 1:10 p.m. on Friday…