CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The no contact advisory for Little Sugar Creek has been lifted but it still remains in affect for Mallard Creek. Officials say the Sugar Creek wastewater plant fully resumed normal operations following the fuel dumping incident that happened on Feb. 8th.
The plant successfully treated ethanol and toluene levels that entered the plant for a relatively brief period of time.
As a precaution, the no contact advisory remains in place for the Mallard Creek wastewater plant site near the Mecklenburg/Cabarrus County boarder until the wastewater plant is fully recovered and all hazardous materials have been removed from the plant site.
Last weekend, an estimated 1,575 gallons of water leaked from a foundation drain associated with a storage basin on the plant site where a large volume of contaminated waste is being held.
The leak went into a storm water detention area that also contained water from snow melt. Some of the water from the detention area flowed into Mallard Creek. The leak was addressed, regulators were quickly notified and they continue to support and monitor plant cleanup and mitigation activities.
A multi-agency criminal Task Force led by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department continues following up on any and all leads, and asks anyone with information on these cases of illegal sewer system dumping to call a specially designated hotline at 704-619-4904.
