Effects of Hurricane Mathew 2016 Report

During October 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the N.C. Division of Water Resources (DWR) conducted water quality monitoring to assess the storm’s impacts. Due to the enormous amount of rainfall that occurred across the Upper Coastal Plain and Sandhills regions of the state, flood conditions developed creating wastewater treatment facility flooding, and large areas of municipal flooding. After conditions became safe for travel, DWR staff began conducting site visits to evaluate various situations related to floodwaters and storm damage within days of the storm’s passage. Based on various information reported to DWR from the public and staff sources, a strategy was developed for evaluation of surface waters. This effort involved seven river basins across eastern North Carolina. Results of water quality monitoring were compared to baseline conditions and previous hurricane monitoring.

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