The total amount of wastewater that reached the creek remains unknown, officials said.
The division of Water Quality in Franklin County was notified Wednesday morning after an electrical control malfunction caused more than 5,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to pour into the Richland Creek.
An accident that happened Sunday morning around 10 a.m. caused people to hold their breath.
450 gallons of untreated wastewater were discharged into an unnamed tributary, said city officials
32-year-old Jeffrey Dobbins was found hiding in a store room in the home in Peconic, where he was staying with 31-year-old Jennifer Mays, in violation of an order of protection.
As towns across the Triangle struggle with sewage overflows, Raleigh officials want to make one thing clear: your toilet is not a wastebasket.
