Sewage spills from Valdosta Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant, Totals by WWALS as reported to GA-EPD

WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

Sewage spills from Valdosta Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant, Totals by WWALS as reported to GA-EPD [Up]

Wetherington Lane, January 2015 to present

Valdosta's Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant on Spring Branch above the Withlacoochee River.

Only Wetherington for Totals: 2017-01-22 to 2025-09-22 in GA-EPD Sewage Spills Report for the Suwannee River Basin by WWALS Watershed Coalition; see http://wwals.net/issues/vww/ga-spills
FACILITY NAME BEGIN DATE COUNTY CITY OVERFLOW LOCATION QUANTITY GALLONS OVERFLOW TYPE PERMIT NUMBER SPILL SOURCE SPILL PRIMARY CAUSE RIVER BASIN WATERWAY IMPACTED

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) Lowndes Valdosta 17,602,000 GA0033235 Suwannee

Only Wetherington for 2017-01-22 to 2025-09-22 in GA-EPD Sewage Spills Report for the Suwannee River Basin by WWALS Watershed Coalition; see http://wwals.net/issues/vww/ga-spills
FACILITY NAME BEGIN DATE COUNTY CITY OVERFLOW LOCATION QUANTITY GALLONS OVERFLOW TYPE PERMIT NUMBER SPILL SOURCE SPILL PRIMARY CAUSE RIVER BASIN WATERWAY IMPACTED

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) 2017-01-22 Lowndes Valdosta 3180 Wetherington Lane - Valdosta 2,200,000 Other GA0033235 WWTP Wet weather Withlacoochee River/Little River

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) 2024-04-12 Lowndes Valdosta 3108 Wetherington Ln- Withlacoochee WPCP 6,700,000 Raw Sewage GA0033235 WWTP Hydraulic Overload Suwannee Withlacoochee River

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) 2024-11-07 Lowndes Valdosta 318 Wetherington Ln- Withlacoochee WPCP 7,200,000 Raw Sewage GA0033235 WWTP Wet weather Suwannee Spring Branch

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) 2025-08-24 Lowndes Valdosta 3180 Wetherington Lane Valdosta, Georgia 31601 Raw Sewage GA0033235 WWTP Hurricane or Large Stormwater Event,High Levels of Inflow, Inadequate Treatment Plant Capacity High Levels of Inflow, Suwannee Withlacoochee River

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) 2025-08-24 Lowndes Valdosta 3180 Wetherington Lane Valdosta, Georgia 31601 1,500,000 Raw Sewage GA0033235 WWTP Aging Infrastructure,Hurricane or Large Stormwater Event,High Levels of Inflow, Inadequate Treatment Plant Capacity High Levels of Inflow,Inadequate TWTDS Capacity Due to Stormwater Event, Suwannee Withlacoochee River

Valdosta, City of (Withlacoochee WPCP) 2025-09-22 Lowndes Valdosta 3182 Wetherington Lane Valdosta, Georgia 31601 2,000 Raw Sewage GA0033235 WWTP Other, Suwannee

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WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS), est. 2012, is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-for-profit charity.
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Since 2016, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.