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12/18/2023
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Cleveland BWA
Little Satilla, St Marys Rivers flooding
Monday, December 18, 2023 - last updated 535 pm EST
Drinking Water Advisories
Cleveland has issued a precautionary BWA Monday for customers connecting from the west side of Jackson St, Colonial Dr, West Jarrard St, North Bell St to West Kytle St to the intersection of West Underwood St and ABC Dr until further notice.
Streamflow situation from USGS Waterwatch gages throughout Georgia
Four monitors are registering flooding Monday following heavy rains Sunday. As of this update, Little Satilla River is still flooding at Offerman, St Marys's River is flooding along the GA-FL line at Folkston, flowing five feet above minor flood stage at MacClenny and North Prong St Marys River is still flooding, two feet over flood stage at Moniac. See black location tags on the map for details.
Real-time stream flow gauges are recording much below normal flows in the north Monday. Low flows are registering on Nottely River near Blairsville and Chattahoochee River near Fairburn. No extreme high flows are registering as of this update, apart from the four that are actively flooding. More to follow.
Drought Map USGS Waterwatch
Upper Savannah River watershed is back on the drought map Monday at below normal rating all the way to the south border of Lincoln County. Coosa River watershed below normal rated area has expanded to include Whitfield and Murray Counties once again. has come off the drought map since Friday.
Coosa River is still appearing with a drought rating below normal, excluding Whitfield and Murray Counties. Chattahoochee River watershed area still rated below normal as we saw Friday, starting with Clay, west Early and west Seminole Counties. Based on current streamflows over the weekend, we are seeing the area rated below normal expanded as expected.
USGS seven-day average streamflows at each monitoring location are rated against the historic average flow volume for this day. Results appear on the drought map, showing surface area with a rating: below normal, moderate drought, severe drought or extreme drought. The drought-rated surface area most often follows watershed lines, the physical topography of drainage and direction of flow of the surface water across the state. The watershed layer on the map shows surface area impacted by streamflows in each drainage area. Turn the directional arrows on to see which way the water flows, along with hazardous spills reported in the area that could have an impact on water quality.
Hazardous Spills files released from Georgia Department of Environmental Conservation
Close to 100 gallons of spent sulfuric acid was reported spilled from a drum falling off a moving vehicle travelling down GA-273 west on December 7 in Cedar Springs, Early County. According to the report, a transport vehicle ran over debris on the highway, which caused the loss of containers of sulfuric acid. The spill was contained and cleaned up by the response crew with no impact to water and no release to the environment.
Following sentencing of a Dalton, GA businessman for violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia made this pledge, "Working with our U.S. Department of Justice partners, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia seeks to secure environmental justice for all communities, to ensure that everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to a healthy environment in which to live, learn, play and work." See the Clean Water Act CrimeBox column below for environmental prosecutions with criminal convictions.
Tips can be called in to Georgia Environmental Protection Division emergency spill line at 1-800-241-4113.
HABs update from Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division Shellfish and Water Quality Unit
Two permanent beach advisories remain in effect on Jekyll Island including Jekyll Clam Creek Beach on the north end and St Andrews Beach on the south end. Lab tests on October 16 samples show the enterococcus bacteria levels below the health advisory threshold. Clam Creek Beach came in at 20 cfu per 100 ml and 7 cfu per 100 ml for St Andrews.
Public notification of the location of harmful algal blooms helps to protect pets, swimmers and waders from venturing into areas with known HABs and helps recreational water users find clear access points on state water bodies. Observations of HABs can be reported here by email, info@wtga.us for public notification on our map and through SMS alerts. The identity of the reporting party is not included in our notifications. Include a photo and location geo-tag so that the bloom can be accurately placed on the map and confirmed by local authorities.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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