Report emergencies involving the release of any material that impacts public health or the environment, including chemicals, petroleum, manure, fires/explosions, or to make an emergency notification as required by law or by permit.
All incoming calls to the State Warning Point are both digitally and voice recorded and subject to release under the Georgia Open Records Act. Therefore, anonymous calls cannot be accepted. This number is to be used to report emergencies. All non-emergency calls should be directed to the appropriate Branch or District Office.”
Environmental Crimes: Fiscal Year 2020, Case 7:19-CR-00043
One of nine Clean Water Act Prosecutions in Georgia since 1986
Fuel tank truck driver sentenced to prison for deliberately dumping diesel
The tank truck driver realized he had loaded the wrong fuel product, dumped a harmful quantity (in this case, 3000 gallons) of diesel fuel on the ground. The oil product ran down a storm drain and into a series of creeks, eventually reaching the Ochlockonee River, a navigable waterway of the USA. This deliberate spill caused the evacuation of a school, as diesel fuel filled the ditches around the property. The EPA undertook a costly cleanup for this incident. The driver plead guilty and was sentenced to 18 months prison time.
Significant Violations Drinking Water Facilities List – Jul 20, 2022
Aspen Woods Lake
Buena Vista
Coweta Water and Sewer Authority
El Paraiso
Greystone Village
Hahira
Haralson County Water Authority
Hogansville
Koinonia Village
Koinonia Forest Park
Line Creek Estates
Long’s Mobile Home Park
Maysville Water System
Meadowview Subdivision
North Ridge Water & Light Co.
Oak Park
Oak Ridge Village
Peachtree Landing Subdivision
Petross
Pine Hill Est/Hearthstone Subdivision
Plantation Acres MHP
Southeastern Expeditions, LLC
Southern Hills Subdivision
Starrs Mill Ridge
Tennille
The Gates Subdivision
The Traveler’s Inn
Union City
Upton Junction Phase 11
Valley Mobile Home Community
Wedgewood Estates Subdivision
Willow Lake Mobile Home Park
Woodland Road Water Association
Spills we are Tracking: responses from Georgia EPD in bold
- July 7 File #100670 - 800 block of City Pond Rd in Winder, (Barrow County) report of an ongoing sewage spill coming from a new subdivision manhole. Closed Jul 11, 2022.
EPD: The spill in Barrow County was a wastewater spill from a bolt hole on the closed lid of one manhole. A line plug was downstream and was preventing wastewater from flowing.
On July 8th, Barrow County and the City of Winder pumped the manhole with a vacuum truck. The downstream plug was then removed, and wastewater flowed freely downstream to the treatment plant. Barrow Utilities employees spread lime around the manhole. This was a dry land spill as it did not reach state waters.
- July 14 File #100744 Reporting a spill of 500 gallons of gas following operator error/overfilling an underground storage tank on Lewis St. in Metter, Candler County.
EPD: Site is still under investigation, so the investigation report is not available for public view. No impacts to state waters were documented. EPD is working with the responsible party on a sampling and mitigation plan.
- July 9, 5 pm File #100692 Vidalia, Toombs County; report of sewage overflow from a manhole, suggested cause: overloading of the system; estimate 50 gallons per minute ongoing. No fish kill reported. File closed July 18, 2022.
EPD: Estimated volume was 5250 gallons, overflow was reported to last approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Because this was not a major spill (>10,000 gallons), the facility is not required to perform sampling for 12 months.
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