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9/4/2024
WT Staff
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September 4, 2024 1017 am EDT
Reporting spills: GA Environmental Protection Division 24 hour Emergency Operations Center
Environmental Protection Division runs Georgia's 24 hour Emergency Operations Center receiving calls and dispatching response teams as necessary for the incident. Spills from a vessel into navigable waterways are reported to the Coast Guard National Response Center.
From a recent Hazardous Spill File here at WTGA.us, truckloads of chicken sludge reported dumped into fields in the Flint River watershed, these incident reports are reminiscent of public complaints of a similar nature around White and Washington Counties where trucks were seen dumping a liquid on fields contributing to odor complaints and presence of flies. A fish kill investigated by GA Natural Resources found the liquid soil amendment derived of liquid wastewater from a raw pet food plant had been stored in an old dairy lagoon, leaked into a creek. Georgia Department of Agriculture provided the product code and description for the registered soil amendment in this case. A number of approved soil amendment products are derived from industrial wastewater including abbatoir cleanings, pet food plant cleanings and dairy facilities cleanings.
As the spills occur, they are to be reported to the Emergency Operations Center 1-800-241-4113 within fifteen minutes of occurrence.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Ocmulgee River watershed: Macon Water Authority in Bibb County issued a BWA Sunday for several areas after a water main break at the corner of Zebulon Rd and Bass Rd. See the yellow tag on the map for the areas affected. According to US EPA, Macon Water Authority has no violations and fully compliant with SDWA over the last three years. The Macon Water Authority distribution system involves 1664 miles of water main ranging from 1.5 to 54 inches diameter, according to the MWA. The treatment plant supplies finished drinking water to more than 55 thousand customers.
Suwannee River watershed: Argyle Village has turned the water service back on following the flooding in Clinch County in August. Argyle customers were advised to boil water as service was restored, a necessary precaution following the flooding of groundwater wells. Covered here August 21, Coastal Health guidance on disinfecting wells following flooding.
For more information on Georgia's drinking water facilities, see the latest EPA compliance stats here.
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