You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
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You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today! |
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| Walker County Water & Sewer Authority (Walker County WSA WPCP) | 2025-03-24 | Walker | Approximately 1000ft North of Glentana Rd. and 50ft West of Dry Creek in Walker Co. | 2,000 | GA0020478 | WWTP | Blockage in the downstream sewer pipe | Tennessee | Dry Creek | ||||||
| ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY (MIDDLE OCONEE WPCP) | 2025-03-12 | Clarke | Athens | 125 Carriage Ln, Athens, GA 30605 | 94,674 | Raw Sewage | GA0021733 | Collection System | Heavy rain caused sewer to overflow | Oconee | North Oconee River | ||||
| ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY (MIDDLE OCONEE WPCP) | 2025-03-12 | Clarke | Athens | 296 The Plaza, Athens, GA 30606 | 40,874 | Raw Sewage | GA0021733 | Collection System | Heavy rain caused sewer to overflow | Oconee | Brooklyn Creek | ||||
| ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY (MIDDLE OCONEE WPCP) | 2025-03-12 | Clarke | Athens | 655 Rivermont Rd, Athens, GA 30606 | 178,817 | Raw Sewage | GA0021733 | Collection System | heavy rain fall | Oconee | Middle Oconee River | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-13 | DeKalb | Atlanta | 1659 Briarcliff Rd Atlanta 30306 | 300 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found 24in creek crossing with evidence of a sewer spill due to structural damage | Ocmulgee | South Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-14 | DeKalb | Atlanta | 2603 Rockcliff Rd Atlanta 30316 | 3,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found manhole #15-115-s201 with evidence of a sewer spill due to an unknown blockage | Ocmulgee | Sugar Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-19 | DeKalb | Atlanta | 2871 Dorby Close Atlanta 30319 | 1,680 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found evidence of a spill coming from a contractor's bypass pump spilling into Nancy Creek due to a pump malfunction | Ocmulgee | Nancy Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-25 | DeKalb | Atlanta | 1400 Lake Heam Dr Atlanta 30319 | 37,300 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found manhole 18-329-s045 spilling into Nancy Creek due to (wood and rocks) debris | Nancy Creek | |||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-31 | DeKalb | Atlanta | 2515 Northeast Expressway Atlanta 30345 | 1,840 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found manhole 18-205-s307 spilling into North Fork Peachtree Creek due to a grease blockage | Ocmulgee | North Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-14 | Fulton | Atlanta | 3844 Wisteria Ln SW | 785 | GA0039012 | Collection System | debris in the mainline | Chattahoochee | Utoy Creek | |||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-14 | Fulton | Atlanta | 445 Cleveland Ave SW | 2,210 | Raw Sewage | GA0039012 | Collection System | grease and debris in the mainline | Upper Ocmulgee | South River | ||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-18 | Fulton | Atlanta | 2239 Meador Ave SE | 486 | GA0039012 | Collection System | collapsed mainline | Upper Ocmulgee | South River | |||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-21 | Fulton | Atlanta | 1299 Gault St SE | 215 | GA0039012 | Collection System | leaking mainline | Upper Ocmulgee | Intrenchment Creek | |||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-21 | Fulton | Atlanta | 3195 Roswell Rd NE | 50 | GA0039012 | Collection System | collapsed mainline | Chattahoochee | Peachtree Creek | |||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-22 | Fulton | Atlanta | 169 Woodbine Cir SE | 1,230 | GA0039012 | Collection System | bypass pump malfunction | Upper Ocmulgee | Sugar Creek | |||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-26 | Fulton | Atlanta | 1798 Sandford Dr NW | 10 | GA0039012 | Collection System | debris in the mainline | Chattahoochee | Did Not Enter State Waters | |||||
| Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) | 2025-03-31 | Fulton | Atlanta | 4104 Woodland Park Dr SW | 5,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0039012 | Collection System | debris in the mainline | Chattahoochee | Sandy Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-11 | DeKalb | Clarkston | 3878 Nielson Ct Clarkston 30021 | 50 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found 6in clean out surcharging with evidenced of an overflow due to a vandalism | Ocmulgee | Did Not Enter State Waters | ||||
| Columbus Water Works (South WRF) | 2025-03-20 | Muscogee | Columbus | 2 Midtown Loop | 214 | Raw Sewage | GA0020516 | Collection System | Debris caused overflow | Chattahoochee | Lindsey Creek | ||||
| Columbus Water Works (South WRF) | 2025-03-26 | Muscogee | Columbus | 6016 Warm Springs Ct. | 444 | Raw Sewage | GA0020516 | Collection System | Debris caused overflow. | Chattahoochee | Cooper Branch | ||||
| Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer (Fowler & Shakerag WRF) | 2025-03-27 | Forsyth | Cumming | 6329 Bridge Brook Overlook | 100 | Raw Sewage | GA0038954 | Lift Station | expansion tank at the lift station started leaking from a welded seam near the top of the tank | Chattahoochee | Did Not Enter State Waters | ||||
| Paulding County Board of Commissioners (Coppermine Road WRF) | 2025-03-11 | Paulding | Dallas | Mt. Tabor ridge LS. This is a new LS no address has been assigned to it yet. Located on River Bank Ct. Dallas, Ga. 30132. | 16,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0038865 | WWTP | Electric failure of LS, bypass pump failed to turn on. This LS is new and has not been turned over to the county. It is being operated by the contractor Strack. Inc. Most of the debris was contained by silt fence and did not enter the creek. | Coosa | Tributary to Possum Creek | ||||
| Paulding County Board of Commissioners (Coppermine Road WRF) | 2025-03-17 | Paulding | Dallas | Mt. Tabor ridge LS. This is a new LS no address has been assigned to it yet. Located on River Bank Ct. Dallas, Ga. 30132. | 100,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0038865 | WWTP | Electric failure of LS, bypass pump discharge line broke. The bypass pump continued running causing damage to LS pad. This LS is new, and has not been turned over to the county. It is being operated by the contractor Strack. Inc. Most of the debris was contained by silt fence and did not enter the creek. | Coosa | Tributary to Possum Creek | ||||
| Paulding County Board of Commissioners (Coppermine Road WRF) | 2025-03-20 | Paulding | Dallas | Mt. Tabor ridge LS. This is a new LS no address has been assigned to it yet. Located on River Bank Ct. Dallas, Ga. 30132. | 9,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0038865 | WWRF | Electric failure of LS. This LS is new and has not been turned over to the county. It is being operated by the contractor. Most of the debris was contained by silt fence and did not enter the creek. | Coosa | Tributary to Possum Creek | ||||
| Dawson, City of (Dawson WPCP) | 2025-03-17 | Terrell | Dawson | 2222 Albany Hwy, Dawson, GA 39842 | 4,320 | Raw Sewage | GA0021326 | Collection System | rain | Coosa | Did Not Enter State Waters | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-15 | DeKalb | Decatur | 3521 Oakvale Rd Decatur 30034 | 4,275 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found manhole 15-57-s004 spilling into South River due to a grease blockage | Ocmulgee | South River | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-25 | DeKalb | Decatur | 5072 Snapfinger Woods Drive Decatur 30035 | 475 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found evidence of a spill at manhole #16-025-s028 caused by a grease blockage | Ocmulgee | Snapfinger Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-30 | DeKalb | Decatur | 3342 North Druid Rd Decatur 30033 | 0 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found evidence of sewer spilled into Burnt Fork Creek due issue in 4in lateral | Ocmulgee | Burnt Fork Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-10 | DeKalb | Ellenwood | 4457 Equity Ct Ellenwood 30294 | 5,800 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found the 4in force main spilling into corn creek caused by broken section of the main | Ocmulgee | Corn Creek | ||||
| City of Fairburn | 2025-03-25 | Fulton | Fairburn | 160 Park Way Drive | 148,063 | Raw Sewage | GAU060251 | Collection System | The overflow resulted from a blockage caused by rags, disposable towels, and a shirt and flow downstream to a wetland.Blockage Other Debris | Chattahoochee | wetland | ||||
| Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands) | 2025-03-31 | Clayton | Forest Park | 5964 Springview Dr. | 10,800 | Raw Sewage | GA0038423 | Collection System | Grease blockage caused overflow. | Flint | Jester Creek | ||||
| Gainesville, City of (Flat Creek WRF) | 2025-03-28 | Hall | Gainesville | near the 2800 block of Browns Bridge Road | 7,200 | Raw Sewage | GA0021156 | Collection System | construction debris | Chattahoochee | unnamed tributary to Flat Creek | ||||
| Jasper, City of (Jasper WPCP) | 2025-03-22 | Pickens | Jasper | At the City of Jasper “Upper 108” sanitary sewer lift station located at 2416 Waleska Hwy in Jasper, GA 30143 | 2,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0032204 | WWTP | We believe the station and surrounding area briefly lost utility power and the primary pumps tripped off. When power was restored, neither pump came back online. When our staff arrived, they were able to get the pumps immediately back online. | Coosa | Sharp Mountain Creek | ||||
| LaFayette, City of (LaFayette WPCP) | 2025-03-23 | Walker | Lafayette | Shattuck Industrial Blvd sewer lift station | 1,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0025712 | WWTP | Air relief valve in a manhole at the lift station malfunctioned and a small amount of sewer flowed to the stream. | Coosa | Chattooga Creek | ||||
| LaGrange, City of (Long Cane Creek WPCP) | 2025-03-17 | Troup | LaGrange | 1965 Upper Big Springs Rd. | 1,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0036951 | Lift Station | Maintenance crew member forgot to turn pumps back on. | Chattahoochee | Did Not Enter State Waters | ||||
| LaGrange, City of (Long Cane Creek WPCP) | 2025-04-07 | Troup | LaGrange | 311 Creekside Dr. | 98,125 | Raw Sewage | GA0036951 | Collection System | Heavy rains created excessive flow, overwhelming nearby lift station. Overflow occurred from lowest manhole on st. | Chattahoochee | Dixie Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-11 | DeKalb | Lithonia | 2040 Young Rd Lithonia 30058 | 1,700 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found evidence of a spill at manhole #16-060-s074 caused by a grease blockage | Ocmulgee | Pole Bridge Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-20 | DeKalb | Lithonia | 6428 Castle Downs Trace Lithonia 30058 | 300 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found 4in right of way clean out surcharging with evidence of a sewer spill due to a root blockage | Ocmulgee | Swift Creek | ||||
| Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF) | 2025-03-23 | Cobb | Mableton | 5011 White Blvd Mableton, GA 30126 | 690 | Raw Sewage | GA0026140 | Collection System | Grease | Chattahoochee | Butler Creek | ||||
| Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) | 2025-03-13 | Bibb | Macon | 3250 Ingleside Ave. | 1,480 | Raw Sewage | GA0024546 | Collection System | Debris caused overflow. | Ocmulgee | Ditch feeding Bowman Branch | ||||
| Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) | 2025-03-14 | Bibb | Macon | 3221 Broadway | 1,100 | Raw Sewage | GA0024546 | Collection System | Grease caused blockage | Ocmulgee | Did Not Enter State Waters | ||||
| Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) | 2025-03-18 | Bibb | Macon | 1600 Rocky Creek Rd. | 1,750 | Raw Sewage | GA0024546 | Collection System | Grease and rags caused blockage. | Ocmulgee | Ditch feeding Rocky Creek | ||||
| Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) | 2025-03-20 | Bibb | Macon | 1701 Shurling Dr. | 1,360 | Raw Sewage | GA0024546 | Collection System | Broken sewer main caused spill | Ocmulgee | Walnut Creek | ||||
| Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) | 2025-03-24 | Bibb | Macon | 851 Wimbish Rd. | 7,320 | Raw Sewage | GA0024546 | Collection System | Grease caused overflow | Ocmulgee | Ditch feeding Savage Branch | ||||
| Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) | 2025-03-26 | Bibb | Macon | 2337 Old Clinton Rd. | 2,760 | Raw Sewage | GA0024546 | Collection System | Debris and tree limbs in sewer main caused overflow. | Ocmulgee | Walnut Creek | ||||
| Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF) | 2025-03-25 | Cobb | Marietta | 3524 Old Suttons Way NE, Marietta, GA 30062 | 2,500 | Raw Sewage | GA0026140 | Collection System | Solids | Chattahoochee | Willeo Creek | ||||
| Perry, City of (Frank Satterfield Road WWTF) | 2025-03-19 | Houston | Perry | Hwy 41S-SSO from manhole | 10,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0021334 | Collection System | The cause of the spill was a 12"" sewer plug that was lodge in the gravity main. | Ocmulgee | Ditch does not reach State waters | ||||
| Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands) | 2025-03-17 | Clayton | Riverdale | 637 Briar Hill Ct. | 1,800 | Raw Sewage | GA0038423 | Collection System | Pipe failure caused spill | Flint | Flint River | ||||
| Savannah, City of (Wilshire WPCP) | 2025-03-12 | Chatham | Savannah | 183 Wilshire Blvd | 555 | WWTP | Overflowing manhole caused by rags and dirt blockage in 8” diameter gravity sewer main | Ogeechee | Wilshire Canal | ||||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-21 | DeKalb | Scottdale | 3343 Lawrence St Scottdale 30079 | 25 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found private 4in cleanout surcharging with evidence of an overflow due to an unknown blockage | Ocmulgee | Did Not Enter State Waters | ||||
| Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF) | 2025-03-15 | Fulton | South Fulton | 8027 Spence Road South Fulton, GA 30218 | 24,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0024333 | Collection System | Power/Mechanical Failure at Pump StationMechanical Failure | Chattahoochee | Whitewater Creek | ||||
| Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF) | 2025-03-16 | Fulton | South Fulton | 8027 Spence Road South, GA 30218 | 24,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0024333 | Collection System | Power/Mechanical Failure at Pump Station | Chattahoochee | Whitewater Creek | ||||
| Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF) | 2025-03-19 | Fulton | South Fulton | 3737 Thaxton Road South Fulton, GA 30331 | 101,885 | Raw Sewage | GA0024333 | Collection System | Line Failure due to erosion | Chattahoochee | Wolf Creek | ||||
| Saint Marys, City of (Point Peter WPCP) | 2025-03-10 | Camden | St. Marys | 104 Long Wood | 850 | Raw Sewage | GA0039047 | Collection System | An obstruction in the sewer line blocked the pipe. | Saint Mary's | Dark Entry Creek | ||||
| Saint Marys, City of (Point Peter WPCP) | 2025-03-10 | Camden | St. Marys | Lift Station 42 | 35,000 | Raw Sewage | GA0039047 | Lift Station | Heavy rainfall inundated the sewer system. | Saint Mary's | Dark Entry Creek | ||||
| Saint Marys, City of (Point Peter WPCP) | 2025-03-22 | Camden | St. Marys | 100 Ready Street Saint Mary's, Ga. | 30 | Raw Sewage | GA0039047 | Collection System | Broken pipe. | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | ||||
| 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 | Ocmulgee | South Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-14 | DeKalb | Stone Mountain | 997 N Hairston Rd Stone Mountain 30083 | 19,600 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found private manhole 18-091-p026 spilling into snapfinger creek due to an unknown blockage | Ocmulgee | Snapfinger Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-19 | DeKalb | Stone Mountain | 4692 East ponce de leon ave stone mountain 30083 | 0 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found private unmapped manhole spilling into the south fork peachtree creek caused by an unknown blockage | Unknown | South Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||
| Thomaston, City of (Town Branch WPCP) | 2025-04-07 | Thomaston | Highway 74 Lift Station | 4,800 | Raw Sewage | GA0030121 | Lift Station | Pump blockage | Flint | Town Branch | |||||
| Thomaston, City of (Town Branch WPCP) | 2025-04-07 | Thomaston | Moore's Crossing Lift Station | 3,150 | Raw Sewage | GA0030121 | Collection System | Power failure | Flint | Did not reach state waters | |||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-12 | DeKalb | Tucker | 4259 Drayton Woods Club Tucker 30084 | 19,280 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found 15in sewer main spilling into south fork peachtree creek due to a broken main | Ocmulgee | South Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-22 | DeKalb | Tucker | 4259 Drayton Woods Club Tucker 30084 | 10,750 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found manhole 18-140-s210 surcharging due to an unknown blockage in 15in sewer main, causing sewer to spill into South Fork Peachtree Creek through hole in top of 15in sewer main | Ocmulgee | South Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||
| Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) | 2025-03-27 | DeKalb | Tucker | 4259 Drayton Woods Club Tucker 30084 | 99,400 | Raw Sewage | GA0024147 | Collection System | Found 15in sewer main broken spilling intermittently into south fork peachtree creek due to structural damage in sewer main between 18-141-s128 and 18-141-s068 | Ocmulgee | South Fork Peachtree Creek | ||||