2025-03-14--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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Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13			2646 Defoors Ferry Rd NW	1,150		GA0039012	Collection System	rain induced	Chattahoochee	Peachtree Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Atlanta	1078 Beech Haven Rd Atlanta 30324	738	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data shows that manhole 18-108-s007 spilled into North fork Peachtree creek during rain event on 2-13-2025	Ocmulgee	North Fork Peachtree Creek
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Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	1160 Peachtree Battle Ave NW	596	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	collapsed mainline	Chattahoochee	Peachtree Creek
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	1494 Memorial Dr SE	4,330	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	rain-induced	Upper Ocmulgee	Sugar Creek
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	1809 Brewer Blvd SW	200	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	rain induced	Upper Ocmulgee	South River
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	2313 Springdale Rd SW	600	Raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	debris in the mainline	Upper Ocmulgee	South River
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	2556 Defoors Ferry Rd NW	2,650	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	rain induced	Chattahoochee	Peachtree Creek
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	2665 Colgan Ct SE	221	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	debris in the mainline	Upper Ocmulgee	Sugar Creek
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	595 Peyton Rd SW	200	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	rain induced	Chattahoochee	Utoy Creek
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Atlanta	596 Peyton Rd SW	596	raw sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	rain induced	Chattahoochee	Utoy Creek
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Cedartown, City of (Cedartown WPCP)	2025-02-13	Polk	Cedartown	In the field 50 yards East of the intersection of Spruce St. and W. Fairmount Ave.	4,000		GA0024074	WWTP	Entire sewer system was overwhelmed and flooded out by heavy rains.	Coosa	Did not enter state waters
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Clarkesville, City of (Clarkesville WPCP)	2025-02-13	Habersham	Clarkesville	307 Mary St Manhole to the right side of property	7,800		GA0032514	WWTP	MAJOR RAIN event caused flooding which caused sever Infiltration and Inflow of sewer line that dumps into a sewer trunk main that was submerged under flood waters from soque river inside of city park, address 221 Sam Pitts Circle	Chattahoochee	Soque River
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Clarkston	3902 Memorial College Avenue Clarkston 30021	49,674	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed manhole #18-068-s055 spill during heavy rain event on 2/13/2025	Ocmulgee	Snapfinger Creek
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Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-02-13	Muscogee	Columbus	5601 Gateway Dr.	923	Raw Sewage	GA0020516	Lift Station	Hydraulic loading due to excessive rain caused a sanitary sewer overflow that resulted in a discharge into Bull Creek Tributary. The basin is Cooper Creek Basin.	Chattahoochee	Bull Creek Tributary
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Decatur	1496 Country Squire Dr Decatur 30033	36,442	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed that manhole 18-147-085 spilled into Burnt Fork Creek during a heavy rain event on 2/13/2025	Ocmulgee	Burnt Fork Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Decatur	217 Green St Decatur 30030	2,070	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed that manhole 15-214-s003 and 15-214-s005 spilled into Shoal Creek during heavy rain event on 2/13/2025	Ocmulgee	Shoal Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Decatur	2359 Harrington Dr Decatur 30033	158,567	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed that manhole 18-101-s073 into south fork peachtree creek during heavy rain event on 2/13/2025	Ocmulgee	South Fork Peachtree Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Decatur	255 South Columbia Dr Decatur 30030	392		GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed that manhole 15-234-s145 spilled into Shoal Creek during a heavy rain event on 2/13/2025	Ocmulgee	Shoal Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Decatur	4474 Riverwood Forest Court Decatur 30035	141,885	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found 8in sewer main broken between manhole 15-130-s002 and manhole 15-130-s003 spilling Snapfinger Creek	Ocmulgee	Snapfinger Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Decatur	4531 Riverwood Forest Court Decatur 30035	141,885	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found broken 8in sewer main creek between manhole 15-130-s002 and manhole 15-130-s003	Ocmulgee	Snapfinger Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Doraville	3001 McCall Dr Doraville 30340	290,025	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found manhole 18-313-s072 spilling due to an unknown blockage	Chattahoochee	North Fork Peachtree Creek
Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewerage Authority (South Central WPCP)	2025-02-13	Douglas	Douglasville	3279 Twin Peaks Dr.	31,500		GA0038709	Lift Station	Major Storm and flooding caused high sewer flows and gravity sewer line did not have the capacity to carry them. This is the 20” gravity line that is carrying bypass flows from Southside Lift Station while force main work is ongoing.	Chattahoochee	Anneewakee Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Ellenwood	4124 Flakes Mill Rd	99,000	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Manhole #15-035-s836 spilling due to heavy inflow and infiltration.	Ocmulgee	South River
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Fayetteville, City of (Whitewater Creek WPCP)	2025-02-13	Fayette	fayetteville	190 Price Road, Fayetteville Georgia	4,500	raw sewage	GA0035807	Lift Station	The overflow was due to a blown fuse at the transformer and some infiltration of storm flow from the recent rain we received. Please note that no start time was available. The spill estimate is based on the area impacted.	Flint	did not enter state waters
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LaGrange, City of (Long Cane Creek WPCP)	2025-02-13	Troup	LaGrange	1514 Old Hutchinson Mill Rd. [Long Cane WPCP]	3,300	Raw Sewage	GA0036951	WWTP	Excessive sludge blanket in the secondary clarifiers flowed to the filters and lead to overflow from filters. Overflow spill mostly drained to a drop inlet which discharged into the plant influent and the rest infiltrated into the ground. None of the spill flowed into a creek.	Chattahoochee	Did Not Enter State Waters
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Lithonia	2340 Cherokee Valley Drive Lithonia 30058	10	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found evidence of an overflow at 4in private cleanout due to an unknown blockage	Ocmulgee	Did Not Enter State Waters
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Lithonia	4664 Flat Bridge Rd Lithonia	2,395,453	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed that manhole #11-251-s012 and 11-251-s010 spilled into Pole Bridge Creek during a heavy rain event	Ocmulgee	Pole Bridge Creek
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Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (F. Wayne Hill WRC)	2025-02-13	Gwinnett	Norcross	6624 Dawson Blvd	9,810		GA0038130	Collection System	debris	Chattahoochee	North Fork Peachtree Creek
Peachtree City Water & Sewerage Authority (Larry B. Turner WRF)	2025-02-13	Fayette	peachtree city	Village Green Frisbee Park Willowbend RD	2,000		GA0035777	Collection System	very Heavy rain at time of manhole surcharge	Flint	unnamed creek to Lake Peachree
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Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF)	2025-02-13	Fulton	Roswell	910 Oakhaven Drive	5,550	Raw Sewage	GA0024333	Collection System	Heavy Rains Caused the creek to overflow their banks and inundate the sewer system along rocky creek	Chattahoochee	Rocky Creek
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Stockbridge, City of (Stephen D. Peurifoy WPCP)	2025-02-13	Henry	Stockbridge	100 Stapleton Dr. Stockbridge, GA 30281	46,500	Raw Sewage	GA0023337	Collection System	Infiltration from 4.4 inches of rain in a twelve-hour period	Ocmulgee	Brush Creek
Stockbridge, City of (Stephen D. Peurifoy WPCP)	2025-02-13	Henry	Stockbridge	678 Fairhaven Blvd. Stockbridge, GA 30281	2,375	Raw Sewage	GA0023337	Collection System	Infiltration from 4.4 inches of rain in a twelve-hour period	Ocmulgee	Tributary of Reeves Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Stone Mountain	988 Fellsridge Ct Stone Mountain Ga 30083	3,880	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data shows that manhole #18-092-s044 spilled during heavy rain event on 2-13-2025	Ocmulgee	Snapfinger Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-02-13	DeKalb	Tucker	3924 Roman Ct Tucker 30084	536	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Flow monitoring data showed manhole 18-167-s028 spilled into South Fork Peachtree Creek	Ocmulgee	South Fork Peachtree Creek
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-03-12	DeKalb	Stone Mountain	5448 East Ponce De Leon Ave Stone Mountain 30083	0	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Found 8in private creek crossing spilling into south fork peachtree creek due to a structural damage		South Fork Peachtree Creek
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Dalton Utilities - Riverbend Land Application Site	2025-02-13	Whitfield	Tunnel Hill	Old Cottonwood Mill Road, Tunnel Hill Dalton Utilities Pump Station	1,500		GAJ020056	WWTP	Pump failure	Coosa	Tanyard Creek