I’ve added some information to Malia’s report, so you’ll know what she was looking at.
Malia Thomas, WTXL, 2025-08-05, Valdosta sewage spill renews concern after second overflow hits creek in under a month: Another sewage spill near Sugar Creek sparks urgency as Valdosta faces decades-old infrastructure strain
VALDOSTA, GA. (WTXL) — Another sewer spill in Valdosta—this time small, but still stirring concern.
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Wainwright Drive sewage spill on WTXL TV 2025-08-05, into One Mile Branch, at site of many previous spillsContinue reading
- Monday’s spill released up to 1,000 gallons into Sugar Creek [actually, into One Mile Branch, which flows to Sugar Creek, then the Withlacoochee River to the Suwannee -jsq], which connects to the Suwannee River system.
- Since April 2024, over 409,000 gallons of raw sewage have spilled from the same Wainwright Dr. location.
- Watch the video to hear from neighbors and the city’s plan of action.