2025-03-11--GA-EPD-Sewage-Spills-Report.html by WWALS Watershed Coalition; see https://wwals.net/issues/vww/ga-spills

FACILITY NAME	BEGIN DATE	COUNTY	CITY	OVERFLOW LOCATION	QUANTITY GALLONS	OVERFLOW TYPE	PERMIT NUMBER	SPILL SOURCE	CAUSE	RIVER BASIN	WATERWAY IMPACTED
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Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF)	2025-02-27			10145 Haynes Bridge Road	1,880		GA0024333	Collection System	Grease Accumilation	Chattahoochee	Tributary to Big Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-10	DeKalb	Atlanta	1275 Eastland Rd Atlanta 30316	300	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found manhole 15-144-s035 surcharging causing a sewer spill from a 6in cleanout due to a debris blockage (rags)	Ocmulgee	Intrenchment Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-10	DeKalb	Atlanta	2615 shallowford road atlanta 30345	317,100	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found private 8in sewer main spilling into North Fork Creek due to an unknown blockage	Ocmulgee	North Fork Peachtree Creek
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Cobb County Water System (South Cobb WRF)	2025-02-12	Cobb	Austell	South Cobb WRF	40,800,000		GA0026158	WWTP	Heavy Rainfall	Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee River
Cobb County Water System (South Cobb WRF)	2025-02-12	Cobb	Austell	South Cobb WRF	58,057,000		GA0026158	WWRF	High Flows	Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee River
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Cartersville, City of (Cartersville WPCP)	2025-02-12	Bartow	Cartersville	Plant outfall located adjacent to the Etowah River Canoe/Kayak Launch 34.142592, -84.838454 (via Google Maps)	1,452,116		GA0024091	WWTP	Inflow/infiltration during excessive rainfall of approximately 3.5 inches on 02/12/2025 through 02/13/2025.	Coosa	Etowah River
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Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-02-10	Muscogee	Columbus	Exit Ramp off I-185 at Airport Thruway	1,322	Raw Sewage	GA0020516	Collection System	Debris caused a stop-up in a main that resulted in a discharge into a Tributary of Lindsey Creek. The basin is Lindsey Creek Basin.	Chattahoochee	Lindsey Creek Tributary
Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-02-12	Muscogee	Columbus	3001 S. Lumpkin Rd.	0	Treated Effluent	GA0020516	WWTP	On February 11th, a storm system entered the Columbus area which led to elevated flows at our South Columbus Water Resource (SCWRF) facility. Catastrophic failures with the solids removal systems within three of our six primary settling basins led to the primaries being overloaded, which, in turn, allowed a massive amount of solids to pass into the secondary treatment train (aeration and clarification). On February 12th, the SCWRF experienced an effluent TSS violation with a result of 154mg/l, and again, on February 13th, with a result of 77mg/l. The lab results were reported to me on February 20th.	Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee River
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Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-02-13	Muscogee	Columbus	3001 S. Lumpkin Rd.	0	Treated Effluent	GA0020516	WWTP	On February 11th, a storm system entered the Columbus area which led to elevated flows at our South Columbus Water Resource (SCWRF) facility. Catastrophic failures with the solids removal systems within three of our six primary settling basins led to the primaries being overloaded, which, in turn, allowed a massive amount of solids to pass into the secondary treatment train (aeration and clarification). On February 12th, the SCWRF experienced an effluent TSS violation with a result of 154mg/l, and again, on February 13th, with a result of 77mg/l. The lab results were reported to me on February 20th.	Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee River
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Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-02-21	Muscogee	Columbus	3001 S Lumpkin Rd.	0	Treated Effluent	GA0020516	WWTP	Bbiological upset resulting from ongoing failure of the primary settling basins.	Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee River
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Dallas, City of (Pumpkinvine Creek WPCP)	2025-03-06	Paulding	Dallas	Near 151 West Paulding Blvd. Dallas, GA 30132	1,500		GA0039241	WWTP	Force main failure	Coosa	Did not enter state waters
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-10	DeKalb	Doraville	3001 McCall Dr Doraville 30340	58,725		GA0024147	Collection System	Manhole 18-313-s072 spilling into creek due to an unknown blockage in the 8in sewer main	Ocmulgee	North Fork Peachtree Creek
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Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF)	2025-02-27		Johns Creek	10145 Haynes Bridge Road	1,880		GA0024333	Collection System	Grease Accumilation	Chattahoochee	Tributary to Big Creek
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Utilities, Inc. of Georgia (Big Canoe WPCP)	2025-03-06	Pickens	Jasper	Inside gates at Buckskull Facility 34.459425, -84.289426	50		GA0030252	WWTP	Weather related wind broke skimmer basket and fell into clarifier and stopped sweep arm	Coosa	Did not enter state waters
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Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands)	2025-02-18	Clayton	Jonesboro	688 Flint River Rd.	0	Treated Effluent	GA0038423	WWTP	On February 18, 2025, we detected a leak on the 36” force main that flows down to the E.L. Huie Constructed Wetlands for final polishing at Highway 54 and Mundy’s Mill Road. During the repair process, two additional breaks were observed south of the initial leak.	Flint	Flint River
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Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands)	2025-02-26	Clayton	Jonesboro	1110 Battlecreek Rd.	14,520	Raw Sewage	GA0038423	Collection System	Roots/Grease/Non-flushables caused blockage	Flint	Jester Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-21	DeKalb	Lithonia	2582 Kelly St Lithonia 30058	0	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found private manhole spilling into pine mountain creek due to a grease blockage	Ocmulgee	Pine Mountain Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-03-06	DeKalb	Lithonia	5476 Winslow Crossing Lithonia 30038	10	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found evidence of an overflow at the 4in private cleanout caused by an unknown blockage	Ocmulgee	Did Not Enter State Waters
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-03-06	DeKalb	Lithonia	5476 Winslow Crossing Lithonia 30038	10		GA0024147	Collection System	Found evidence of an overflow at the 4in private cleanout caused by an unknown blockage	Ocmulgee	Did Not Enter State Waters
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CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (ROSE CREEK WPCP)	2025-03-09	Cherokee	Woodstock	7081 Hickory Flat Highway Woodstock	18,870		GA0046451	WWTP	Blockage in sewer line	Coosa	Unnamed tributary to Mill Creek