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High Point Collection System

F
Usually reaches water
Reported events
50
Total volume
202K gal
Reached waterways
48 (96%)
Reporting since
2022

What caused the overflows

Equipment Failure
20
Grease / FOG
17
Other / Unknown
6
Root Intrusion
4
Rainfall / Flooding
3

Reported overflow events (showing 50 of 50)

DateVolumeCauseReached waterReceiving water
Feb 5, 20262K galRoot IntrusionYesKennedy Mill Creek - 12-119-7-2
Jan 29, 20262K galGrease / FOGYesKennedy Mill Creek - 12-119-7-2
Dec 17, 2025394 galRoot IntrusionYesLong Branch - 17-2-1-(2)
Sep 10, 20251K galGrease / FOGYesBoulding Branch
Aug 7, 202512K galEquipment FailureYesUwharrie River
Jul 27, 202523K galOther / UnknownYesKennedy Mill Creek
Jul 3, 2025360 galEquipment FailureYesPayne Creek
Apr 23, 20252K galEquipment FailureYesPayne Creek
Mar 10, 202590 galGrease / FOGYesRichland Creek (Richland Lake)
Feb 13, 2025200 galGrease / FOGYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Dec 12, 2024325 galRoot IntrusionYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Dec 11, 2024125 galGrease / FOGYesBoulding Branch
Oct 28, 2024215 galGrease / FOGYesDEEP RIVER (including High Point Lake at normal pool elevation)
Oct 15, 202425 galEquipment FailureYesPayne Creek
Aug 8, 20246K galRainfall / FloodingYesPayne Creek
Aug 8, 20243K galRainfall / FloodingYesHiatt Branch
Aug 8, 202410K galRainfall / FloodingYesPayne Creek
Apr 19, 2024230 galEquipment FailureYesEast Fork Deep River
Feb 12, 2024520 galRoot IntrusionYesRich Fork
Jan 9, 202422K galOther / UnknownYesRichland Creek (Richland Lake)
Jan 9, 202419K galOther / UnknownYesPayne Creek
Jan 9, 202419K galOther / UnknownYesPayne Creek
Jan 9, 202419K galOther / UnknownYesPayne Creek
Jan 4, 2024330 galGrease / FOGYesUT to East Fork Deep River
Jan 3, 2024320 galEquipment FailureYesRichland Creek (Richland Lake)
Jan 2, 20241K galGrease / FOGYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Nov 24, 2023450 galEquipment FailureYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Oct 31, 202388 galGrease / FOGYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Oct 16, 2023138 galEquipment FailureYesRich Fork Creek
Oct 15, 2023750 galEquipment Failure—Unknown Tribuatary to Rich Fork Creek
Sep 27, 2023340 galEquipment FailureYesUT to Rich Fork Creek
Sep 18, 202345 galGrease / FOGYesBoulding Branch
Sep 6, 20232K galOther / UnknownYesWest Fork Deep River
Jul 28, 20231 galEquipment FailureYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Apr 21, 2023410 galEquipment FailureYesRichland Creek (Richland Lake)
Apr 12, 2023480 galGrease / FOGYesPayne Creek
Mar 22, 202313K galEquipment FailureYesKennedy Mill Creek
Mar 21, 20235K galGrease / FOGYesDEEP RIVER (including High Point Lake at normal pool elevation)
Mar 13, 2023750 galEquipment FailureYesUT to bolding branch
Mar 7, 202324K galEquipment FailureYesRichland Creek (Richland Lake)
Feb 8, 2023550 galEquipment FailureYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Feb 2, 202315 galGrease / FOGYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Jan 24, 2023225 galGrease / FOGYesPayne Creek
Jan 10, 2023150 galGrease / FOGYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Dec 13, 20227K galEquipment FailureYesEast Fork Deep River
Dec 9, 2022350 galEquipment FailureYesWest Fork Deep River (Oak Hollow Reservoir)
Dec 6, 2022504 galGrease / FOGYesPayne Creek
Nov 15, 2022355 galEquipment FailureYesKennedy Mill Creek
Oct 27, 202281 galGrease / FOGYesDEEP RIVER (including High Point Lake at normal pool elevation)
Oct 23, 20222K galEquipment Failure——

Source: North Carolina (DWR). Volumes are utility-reported estimates. Some events lack precise coordinates or volumes.