2025-04-11--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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Adairsville, City of (North WPCP)	2025-04-07	Bartow		Non-Outfall			GA0046035		Hurricane or Large Stormwater EventHurricane or Large Stormwater Event		Tributary of Oothacalooga Creek
Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF)	2025-04-07	Bibb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024546	Collection System		Ocmulgee	Rocky Creek
Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF)	2025-04-08	Bibb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024546	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil GreaseBlockage Fats Oil Grease	Ocmulgee	Wolf Creek
Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF)	2025-04-01	Cobb		Non-Outfall			GA0026140
Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF)	2025-04-03	Cobb		Non-Outfall			GA0026140		Blockage Rags wipesBlockage Rags wipes
Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF)	2025-04-07	Cobb		Non-Outfall	380	Raw Sewage	GA0026140	Collection System	Blockage Rags wipesBlockage Rags wipes	Chattahoochee	Sope Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-03-13	DeKalb		Non-Outfall	300		GA0024147	Collection System	Broken Pipe OtherBroken Pipe Other		South Fork Peachtree Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-01	DeKalb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System			Nancy Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-01	DeKalb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System			North Fork Peachtree Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-02	DeKalb		Non-Outfall	8	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-03	DeKalb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System			SOUTH FORK PEACHTREE CREK
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-06	DeKalb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System			Snapfinger Creek
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-07	DeKalb		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System			Panthers Branch
Eastman, City of (Sugar Creek WPCP)	2025-04-07	Dodge		Non-Outfall	8,000	Raw Sewage	GA0046485	Pump Station	Hurricane or Large Stormwater EventHurricane or Large Stormwater Event	Ocmulgee	Tributary to Sugar Creek
	2025-04-07	Gwinnett		Non-Outfall	33,070	Raw Sewage		Collection System	Blockage Rags wipes,Blockage Tree RootsBlockage Rags wipes,Blockage Tree Roots	Chattahoochee	unnamed trib. crooked creek
Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-04-09	Muscogee		Non-Outfall	360	Raw Sewage	GA0020516	Collection System	Aging InfrastructureAging Infrastructure	Chattahoochee	Upatoi Creek tributary
Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-04-09	Muscogee		Non-Outfall		Raw Sewage	GA0020516	Collection System	Aging InfrastructureAging Infrastructure	Chattahoochee	Mill Branch Creek
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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
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Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-03-14	Fulton	Atlanta	3844 Wisteria Ln SW	785	Raw Sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	debris in the mainline	Chattahoochee	Utoy Creek
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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
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Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-03-18	Fulton	Atlanta	2239 Meador Ave SE	486	Raw Sewage	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	Raw Sewage	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	Raw Sewage	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	Raw Sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	bypass pump malfunction	Upper Ocmulgee	Sugar Creek
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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
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Cartersville, City of (Cartersville WPCP)	2025-03-16	Bartow	Cartersville	Plant outfall located adjacent to the Etowah River Canoe/Kayak Launch 34.142592, -84.838454 (via Google Maps)	155,073		GA0024091	WWTP	Inflow/infiltration during excessive rainfall of approximately 2.0 inches on 03/16/2025.	Coosa	Etowah River
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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
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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
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Paulding County Board of Commissioners (Coppermine Road WRF)	2025-03-20	Paulding	Dallas	33.95534, -84.76633 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-04-09	Baldwin	Milledgeville	Intersection of Dunlap Rd and N. Jefferson St	600	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Roots	Oconee	Tobler Creek
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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
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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
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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
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Thomaston, City of (Town Branch WPCP)	2025-03-16	Upson	Thomaston	309 Veterans DriveOutfall	2,700,000		GA0030121	WWTP	Plant hydraulically overloaded	Flint	Town Branch