310014_Press Release_20191004

News Release
Murphy Family Ventures, LLC
5752 US Highway 117
Wallace, NC 28466
Contact: AJ Linton
[phone] Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Notification of Wastewater Spill in Duplin County
Wallace, NC (October 4, 2019)--House Bill 1160, which the General Assembly enacted in
July 1999, requires that municipalities, animal operations, industries and others who
operate waste handling systems issue news releases when a waste spill of 1,000 gallons
or more reaches surface waters.
In accordance with that regulation, the following news release has been prepared
and issued to media in the affected county (ies): Duplin and Pender
The DM Section 3 Farm of Magnolia had a wastewater spill October 2, 2019 at
approximately 3:12pm of an estimated 20,000 gallons from a damaged riser near the
intersection of Gold Pond and Bonham Road. The untreated wastewater spilled into an
unnamed tributary that flows to Murphey's Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. The
environmental manager and employees of the farm acted immediately to shut down and
begin repairs to the damaged riser. The spill was immediately attended to and flow of
spill stopped at 4:00 pm. Employees continued to work to remediate the situation and
protect waterways until the spill had been contained completely.
The Division of Water Resources was notified of the event on the morning of
October 3, 2019 and is reviewing the matter. For information contact the DM Section 3
Farm of Magnolia at [phone].