WMBF News reports that HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A wastewater spill occurred in Horry County on Thursday.
The Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority announced that a wastewater spill flowed into the Intracoastal Waterway after a pipe failed at a sewer pump station on Morgan Avenue.
The spill occurred at a pump station located approximately 700 feet northeast of the intersection of Morgan Avenue and Sea Mountain Highway.
Wastewater flowed from the pump station site onto adjacent properties and into a roadside ditch leading to the Intracoastal Waterway, officials say.
Authorities say the pipeline leak has been isolated.
Repairs and mitigating efforts to restore the affected area have been initiated.