Report Pollution
Help be the eyes and ears of the Catawba RIVERKEEPER® staff by reporting
- Sewage overflows
- Discharges exceeding allowable limits
- Unpermitted discharges
- Failure to adequately control sediment from construction sites
- Illegal clearing of buffer areas (most of the Catawba River has at least a 50 foot buffer requirement)
- Fish kills (more than one or two fish)
- Invasive aquatic species
- Other events negatively impacting the waters of the Catawba basin
Please fill out all applicable sections of the following form and click the "submit" button. If you have digital photos of the event, please attach them to the complaint form or email them to riverkeeper@catawbariverkeeper.org.
In addition, we encourage you to report problems directly to local, state and federal environmental officials. Catawba Riverkeeper is NOT a government agency and we do not have the same powers to enter private property and order pollution abatement measures as government enforcement agencies.
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To report South Carolina spills or fish kills call 1-888-481-0125.
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To report North Carolins spills or fish kills,
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call your local regional office during normal business hours
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Call 704-663-1699 for most Catawba basin areas or
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Call 828-296-4500 for Burke, Caldwell, McDowell and other mountain counties) or
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Call 800-858-0368 after hours.
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For more information on NC spill reporting, click here.
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In addition, you should report spills and releases to federal authorities (EPA and Coast Guard) at 1-800-424-8802
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Use the following link for the U.S. EPA "Report an Environmental Violation" webpage: http://www.epa.gov/tips/.
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The following link has general information about reporting Environmental Violations to the U.S. EPA: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/moreinfo.html.
For, more information about reporting problems to State and U.S. EPA officials, click here.
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- News
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Jun 11, 2013
Catawba Riverkeeper, Southern Environmental Law Center Efforts to Stop Duke Energy's Coal Ash Pollution of Mountain Island Lake Move to Federal Court
Suit filed in United States District Court in Charlotte on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation; follows a suit brought in Mecklenburg County state court by North Carolina against Duke Energy -
Jun 10, 2013
Banner Year for Sewage Spills
The last twelve months have seen an extraordinary number of sewage spills. This page provides a database with records of spills of sewage and contaminates in the Catawba Waterbasin for the past year.
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Jun 06, 2013
Catawba Riverkeeper Intervenes in State Lawsuit Against Duke Energy
SELC, on behalf of Catawba Riverkeeper, has moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the State of North Carolina over pollution from coal ash waste ponds at Duke Energy's Riverbend power plant on Mountain Island Lake.
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May 28, 2013
State Files Second Lawsuit Against Duke
On May 23, the State of North Carolina filed a second lawsuit alleging pollution of Mountain Island Lake from coal ash waste ponds at Duke Energy's Riverbend power plant. This new lawsuit was filed in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), where most of the 860,000 people live who drink water from Mountain Island Lake.
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May 26, 2013
Charlotte Observer Calls Riverbend Ash Pollution "Serious Danger" and Calls for Cleanup
The editors of The Charlotte Observer published an editorial in the Sunday edition of the paper asking Duke Energy to clean up the coal ash waste ponds and related contamination at the Riverbend power plant on Mountain Island Lake.
- Upcoming Events
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Paddle Trip from Lake Wylie Dam to Riverwalk
2500 New Gray Rock Road Fort Mill, SC 29708 ,
Jun 20, 2013 -
50th Anniversary of Lake Norman Celebration
Queens Landing,
Jun 22, 2013 -
Lake Norman Covekeeper Mtg
East Lincoln Fire Department, 406 S. Pilot Knob Road, Stanley, NC,
Jun 27, 2013 -
Rubber Duck Race
Freedom Park: 1900 East Blvd Charlotte, NC 28203,
Jul 27, 2013 -
Catawba Riverkeeper Annual Meeting
Mahlon Adams Pavilion, 2435 Cumberland Ave.,Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC, 28203 ,
Jul 27, 2013
- Report Pollution in the Catawba River
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Help protect your River!
Tell your Riverkeeper if you see:
- Sewage Overflows
- Failure to control sediment from construction sites
- Illegal clearing of buffer areas
- Fish kills
- Unpermitted discharges
- Other issues that concern you
Click here to fill out a pollution report or to report water pollution to Catawba Riverkeeper by phone, call 1-888-679-9494 or 704-679-9494. In addition, to informing your Riverkeeper, you should also report spills or contamination to federal, state and local environmental officials.
To report South Carolina water pollution call 1-888-481-0125.
To report North Carolina spills or fish kills, call your local regional Department of Environment & Natural Resources office during normal business hours (704-663-1699 for most Catawba basin areas or (828) 296-4500 for Burke, Caldwell, McDowell and other mountain counties) or 800-858-0368 after hours. (For more information on NC spill reporting, click here)
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