RFP Staff
♦The City of Salisbury, N.C.’s Rowan-Salisbury Utilities announced a major discharge of 4 million gallons of untreated waste water from the Grant Creek ”outfall line” located off Grubb Ferry Road in Spencer. The RFP staff is currently investigating city water quality after hearing from concerned citizens. Apparently the city’s Access 16 is again airing footage of the 2012 water quality awards.
Here is the City of Salisbury’s alert:
Salisbury-Rowan Utilities – Notice of Discharge of Untreated Waste
Salisbury_North Carolina_January 13 – Salisbury-Rowan Utilities (SRU) had a discharge of untreated wastewater from the Grant Creek outfall line located off Grubb Ferry Road in Spencer of approximately 4 million gallons.
The discharge occurred on January 11, 2014 and lasted for approximately 19 hours. The untreated wastewater entered Grant Creek of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. The spill was due to a damaged manhole and the contribution of nearly 2 inches of rainfall in 48 hours to already saturated ground. Once the backwaters of Grant Creek receded, early this morning, SRU crews repaired the damaged manhole.
Additionally, SRU staff is analyzing data from rain gauges and sewer meters throughout the system to locate any sources of inflow to prevent future discharges.
This notice is required by North Carolina General Statute Article 21 Chapter 143-215.1C(b).
