2026-01-20--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	OVERFLOW DESTINATION
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-12-17	DeKalb	Atlanta	1831 Briarcliff Circle Atlanta, Georgia 30329	1,100	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,	Chattahoochee	North Fork Peachtree Creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (North Oconee WRF)	2026-01-18	Clarke	Athens	1500 West Hancock Avenue Athens, Georgia 30606			GA0021725
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2026-01-18	DeKalb	Atlanta	296 Southerland Terrace Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30307			GA0039012					Dry Land Overflow
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-16	DeKalb	Atlanta	2116 Dering Circle Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30345	3,780	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Chattahoochee	NORTH FORK PEACHTREE CREEK	Spill Waters of the State
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-17	DeKalb	Atlanta	1924 Cliff Valley Way Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30329	25	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Dry Land Overflow
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Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-12-17	Fulton	Atlanta	302 Woodstock Drive Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30331	450	Raw Sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	Blockage Rags wipes,	Chattahoochee	Sandy Creek	Spill Waters of the State
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-12-18	Fulton	Atlanta	410 Brownlee Road Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30311	1,200	Raw Sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	Aging Infrastructure,	Chattahoochee	Utoy Creek	Spill Waters of the State
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-12-19	Fulton	Atlanta	3405 Piedmont Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30305	40	RO Waters	GA0039012	Collection System	Blockage Rags wipes,	Not Applicable	Dryland	Dry Land Overflow
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2025-12-19	Fulton	Atlanta	3459 Buckhead Loop Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30326	200	Raw Sewage	GA0039012	Collection System	Blockage Rags wipes,	Not Applicable	Dryland	Dry Land Overflow
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	2025-12-18	Richmond	Augusta	526 Richmond Hill Road West Augusta, Georgia 30906	900	Raw Sewage		Other	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,	Unknown		Spill Waters of the State
Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP)	2025-12-17	Richmond	Augusta	2843 Pheasant Drive Augusta, Georgia 30815	600	Raw Sewage	GA0037621	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,	Savannah	Butler creek	Spill Waters of the State
Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP)	2025-12-18	Richmond	Augusta	3918 Goshen Industrial Boulevard Augusta, Georgia 30906	630	Raw Sewage	GA0037621	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Rags wipes,	Savannah	Did Not Enter State Waters	Dry Land Overflow
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Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2026-01-15	Fulton	Atlanta	2545 Forrest Hills Drive Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30315			GA0039012					Spill Waters of the State
Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)	2026-01-19	Fulton	Atlanta	3005 Andrews Drive Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30305			GA0039012					Spill Waters of the State
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Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP)	2025-12-27 00:00:00	Richmond	Augusta	2614 Crosscreek Road Augusta, Georgia 30815	1,350	Raw Sewage	GA0037621	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,	Savannah	Butler Creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-12-18	DeKalb	Avondale Estates	917 Stratford Road Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002	5	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Buildingbackup
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Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP)	2026-01-17	Richmond	Augusta	2239 Winston Way Augusta, Georgia 30906	294	Raw Sewage	GA0037621	Collection System	Blockage Rags wipes,	Unknown		Dry Land Overflow
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Columbus Water Works (South WRF)	2025-12-29	Muscogee	Columbus	1553 38th Street Columbus, Georgia 31904	360	Raw Sewage	GA0020516	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Rags wipes,	Chattahoochee	Weracoba Creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-13	DeKalb	Decatur	1832 Atherton Drive Decatur, Georgia 30035	20	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Dry Land Overflow
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-14	DeKalb	Decatur	1380 Snapfinger Road Decatur, Georgia 30032	1,380	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Ocmulgee	Cobb Creek	Spill Waters of the State
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-16	DeKalb	Decatur	3010 Pasadena Drive Decatur, Georgia 30032	20	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Private Lateral		Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Dry Land Overflow
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-17	DeKalb	Decatur	1754 Vickers Circle Decatur, Georgia 30030	20	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Buildingbackup
Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2026-01-14	DeKalb	Doraville	4177 Northeast Expressway Doraville, Georgia 30340	1,325	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Chattahoochee	North Fork Peachtree Creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewerage Authority (South Central WPCP)	2025-12-18	Douglas	Douglasville	9101 Riverside Pkwy Douglasville, Georgia 30122	5,000	Raw Sewage	GA0038709	Force Main	Broken Pipe Other,Third Party Contractor,	Chattahoochee	Unnamed Tributary to Chattahoochee River	Spill Waters of the State
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (F. Wayne Hill WRC)	2025-12-16	Gwinnett	Duluth	4390 Pleasant Hill Road Duluth, Georgia 30096	1,549	Raw Sewage	GA0038130	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Rags wipes,	Chattahoochee	Unnamed Tributary of Chattahoochee River	Spill Waters of the State
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Walker County Water & Sewer Authority (Walker County WSA WPCP)	2025-12-16	Walker	Flintstone	South of Town Creek, North of East Reed Road Flintstone	2,000	Raw Sewage	GA0020478	WWTP		Tennessee	Town Creek
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Grovetown, City of (Grovetown WPCP)	2025-12-17	Columbia	Grovetown	5245 Wrightsboro Road Grovetown, Georgia 30813	1,000	Raw Sewage	GA0050246	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Rags wipes,Blockage Other Debris,	Unknown	Unknown	Spill Waters of the State
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Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands)	2026-01-16	Clayton	Jonesboro	128 East Mimosa Drive Jonesboro, Georgia 30236		Raw Sewage	GA0038423	Collection System	Blockage Tree Roots,	Flint	Rum Creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Peachtree City Water & Sewer Authority (Rockaway WRF - NPDES)	2025-12-17	Fayette	Peachtree City	169 Fulton Court Peachtree City, Georgia 30269	8,400	Raw Sewage	GA0046655	Collection System	Broken Pipe due to unforeseen circumstances,	Not Applicable	Did not enter state waters	Dry Land Overflow
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Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (F. Wayne Hill WRC)	2026-01-19	Gwinnett	Norcross	5720 Peachtree Parkway Norcross, Georgia 30092		Raw Sewage	GA0038130	Collection System	Blockage Rags wipes,	Chattahoochee	unnamed tributary of crooked creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Rome, City of (Rome WRF)	2025-12-17	Floyd	Rome	107 Cherry Street Southwest Rome, Georgia 30165	4,000	Undisinfected Primary Effluent	GA0024112	Other	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Tree Roots,	Not Applicable	Wet Weather Ditch	Dry Land Overflow
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Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF)	2025-12-18	Fulton	Sandy Springs	5805 Mountain Creek Road Northeast Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328	7,400	Raw Sewage	GA0024333	Collection System	Broken Pipe Other,	Chattahoochee	Long Island Creek	Spill Waters of the State
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Savannah, City of (Travis Field WPCP)	2025-12-17	Chatham	Savannah	121 Mikell Avenue Savannah, Georgia 31408			GA0020427		Pump Station Mechanical Failure,			Spill Waters of the State
Savannah, City of (Travis Field WPCP)	2025-12-17	Chatham	Savannah	620 Dean Forest Rd Savannah, Georgia 31408	3,600	Raw Sewage	GA0020427	Pump Station	Pump Station Mechanical Failure,	Savannah	Pipe Makers Canal	Spill Waters of the State
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Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)	2025-12-17	DeKalb	Stone Mountain	1580 Roadhaven Drive Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083	300	Raw Sewage	GA0024147	Collection System		Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Buildingbackup
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Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (F. Wayne Hill WRC)	2025-12-16	Gwinnett	Suwanee	2800 Vista Ridge Drive Suwanee, Georgia 30024	1,052	Raw Sewage	GA0038130	Collection System	Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Rags wipes,	Ocmulgee	Unnamed Tributary of Little Suwanee Creek	Spill Waters of the State