The after hours number to report spills in NC is 1-800-858-0368. Google NC DWQ report spill if you need this number in the future but forgot it. Spills are something you need to respond to quickly, so I'm going to call for you in case you don't see this reply. Please also call though so you can give them more info about the location.

I reported it but I don't really know where it is, I don't see a creek around that address on Google Maps. Please call to report to provide more info.

I live right on this creek. Fire department was here investigating but they left before I could talk to them so I don't know what the result is. Creek still smells/looks nasty. I reported to the above number and they told me they're not really the right ones to call, to call 911. I called 911 and they said someone had already reported. But I don't see anyone here acting on it as of now (fire truck has left).

That the fire department left means that it is probably not dangerous. I heard from our police liaison that it is likely a tracer (dye) that is not dangerous. They took samples to confirm what exactly it is.

DWQ is definitely who to call for something like this, I guess emergency management (who it goes to after hours) doesn't consider it an emergency without a known source? I told them dye or glycol, dye is still a possible issue just not as urgent. Dye could mean a sewer is leaking or has backed up into the creek, or it could be from stormdrain test and be nothing to worry about.

Yeah, sorry maybe that number is only to report your own spill or a known spill. DWQ is who I've called when seeing possibly chemical spill in a creek before, they were helpful and said they were the right people.

yeah, it was state emergency management, and they said they only deal with "large" spills and I should call 911 for something like this.

NC Emergency Management notified Wake County Emergency Management. Raleigh FD, Raleigh Stormwater, Wake County Emergency Management and Wake County Environmental Services all responded to investigate. Appeared to be a tracing dye but the source was not found. Raleigh Stormwater collected a sample and will follow up.