Good news from GA-EPD! The forty spills reported to Atlanta since our last update included none in the Suwannee River Basin. So, according to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, no spills were reported since mid-September from Valdosta, Lowndes County, Quitman, Tifton, or anywhere else in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia, not even during Hurricane Michael.
Little River below Troupville Boat Ramp 30.8484784, -83.3482902
Even more surprisingly, no spills were reported from Albany or Bainbridge during this period, despite their lack of power and extensive damage.
Wouldn’t you prefer to get this information updated daily, without waiting for me to pry it loose from GA-EPD and fight with spreadsheets? Your organization can sign up to ask GA-EPD to publish spill reports online the same day they get them.
No spills also does not mean no contamination, so maybe you’d also like to help with the new WWALS water quality testing program.
The data received from GA-EPD yesterday in response to a Georgia Open Records Act (GORA) request is shown Continue reading