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2/1/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Ogeechee River watershed returns to the drought map
Wastewater discharge reported in Oconee River watershed
Thursday, February 1 2024 - last updated 944 am EST
Hazardous Spills alert
A file released by Georgia EPD Monday includes a citizen email submitted to "AskEPD" with photos of a sewage spill on North Church Street allegedly ongoing since December 18, citing concern for the Oconee River, drinking water supply for many Georgia residents. The EPD file notes the spill was earlier reported by the City of Dublin Water Pollution Control plant, disclosing a leaking sewer line. As of the date the citizen email was received on January 23, the City is said to have installed a bypass pump ending the discharge. The EPD file notes the broken sewer line is slated for replacement by the City. No details were given about the cleanup or any impact to waterways. More to follow.
Streamflow situation
USGS Waterwatch, streamflow gauges
All active flooding at monitored sites has ended in Georgia with none of the streamflow gauges indicating extreme highs or extreme low flows as of this update.
For the Mississippi basin, flows in north Georgia are predominantly normal. Down into the central and south side of the state divide there are two sites rated much above normal and four locations below normal in the Flint River watershed.
On the Atlantic side of the divide in north Georgia, the trend is above seasonal normal flows. Heading down into central Georgia, normal flows are common, volume picks up toward the coast with above normal ratings showing up in Oconee River watershed. Two stations report much above normal and a handful of tributaries throughout the Atlantic basin south and central area are rated below normal.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow compared with historic average
Atlantic basin has two areas rated below normal Thursday.
Ogeechee River watershed jumps back on the drought map Feb 1 including Taliaferro, east Hancock and west Warren, east Washington, Glascock, Jefferson, southwest Burke, north Emanuel and north Jenkins Counties.
Lower Ocmulgee River watershed remains rated below normal on the drought map into the first day of February. The same area including south Laurens, east Dodge, west Wheeler and north Telfair has been rated below normal for over a week in spite of high flows and flooding in the wider area of the Atlantic Basin. No part of the Mississippi basin is below normal or drought-rated Thursday.
Drinking Water Advisories
A boil water advisory has been issued for the city of Fairburn following repairs to the 24-inch main transmission line Monday. BWA applies until further notice.
Beach advisories - HABs update from Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division Shellfish and Water Quality Unit
Permanent advisories remain in effect for bacterial contamination at Jekyll Clam Creek Beach on the north end of Jekyll Island and St Andrews Beach on the south end. Lab tests processed at Brunswick on samples collected Tuesday January 2, 2024 show the enterococcus levels below the health advisory threshold. Clam Creek Beach came in at 4 cfu per 100 ml and 9 cfu per 100 ml for St Andrews.
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.
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.
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