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[Where, When, After: Valdosta's Knights Creek Sewage Spill 2023-07-06]
Where, When, After: Valdosta's Knights Creek Sewage Spill 2023-07-06

Correspondence

[Valdosta Utilities to GA-EPD 2023-07-10]
Valdosta Utilities to GA-EPD 2023-07-10
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[July 9, 2023, Knights Creek Sanitary Sewer Trunk Line - Contractor Bypass Failure/Spill Update and Status]
July 9, 2023, Knights Creek Sanitary Sewer Trunk Line - Contractor Bypass Failure/Spill Update and Status
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July 09, 2023 Photos

[Overflowing manhole]
Overflowing manhole
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[Suction inside the manhole]
Suction inside the manhole
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[Electrical and pump equipment]
Electrical and pump equipment
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[More pictures inside a manhole]
More pictures inside a manhole
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SSOVol

[SSO Volume Estimation Worksheet]
SSO Volume Estimation Worksheet
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Map1

[Map: Location of Overflow manhole M0222]
Map: Location of Overflow manhole M0222
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[Elevations and calculations]
Elevations and calculations
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[SPILL CATEGORY OR OVERFLOW: Major Spill]
SPILL CATEGORY OR OVERFLOW: Major Spill
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Map2

[Location Map]
Location Map
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Tables

[Table: Fecal coliform and E. coli above and below the spill for days after]
Table: Fecal coliform and E. coli above and below the spill for days after
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[GA-EPD to Valdosta Utilities 2023-07-11]
GA-EPD to Valdosta Utilities 2023-07-11
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[GA-EPD acknowledges Valdosta promise to get Consent Order comments in 2023-07-11]
GA-EPD acknowledges Valdosta promise to get Consent Order comments in 2023-07-11
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[Page 15]
Page 15
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Update11

[GA-EPD acknowledges spill information, calculations, and press release 2023-07-11]
GA-EPD acknowledges spill information, calculations, and press release 2023-07-11
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Update12

[we did not observe any direct flow to the creek. 2023-07-12]
we did not observe any direct flow to the creek. 2023-07-12
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Reply12

[GA-EPD is satisfied 2023-07-12]
GA-EPD is satisfied 2023-07-12
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Page 19
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[Page 20]
Page 20
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[Page 21]
Page 21
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Reply14

[GA-EPD acknowledges start and end times 2023-07-14]
GA-EPD acknowledges start and end times 2023-07-14
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Page 23
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Page 24
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[Fecal coliform and E. coli in Knights Creek through 2023-07-16]
Fecal coliform and E. coli in Knights Creek through 2023-07-16