3 Gulf Southwest
3a Ochlockonee River Basin
Ochlockonee River originates in Worth County in southwest Georgia. The Ochlockonee catchment area drains a combined 1400 plus square miles of Georgia landscape before exiting into Florida and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Main use is for fishing. Two smaller and separate watersheds within the Ochlockonee basin, the Aucilla and Wards Creek each have their separate channels directly dumping into the Gulf of Mexico (not monitored). The main tributary rivers and creeks are the Little Ochlockonee River, Tired Creek, Telogia Creek and Crooked River (not monitored).
Spills (0 new)
- No new spill reports found for the search period Oct 21 – Nov 21.
3b Suwannee River Watershed
The Suwanee River originates in the Okefenokee Wilderness, between State Hwy 122 and Valdosta Highway. The blackwater Suwannee and its major tributaries, the Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha and Little Rivers channel run-off from more than 5000 sq miles from parts of twenty counties in Georgia before crossing over into Florida to empty into the Gulf of Mexico.
Spills (0 new)
- No new spill reports found for the search period Oct 21 – Nov 21.
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Atlantic Watersheds
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Petroleum Spills*
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Toxic/Other/?
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Water Impact
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Atlantic Central
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Oconee
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0
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1
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1
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Ocmulgee
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1
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5
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4
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Altamaha
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0
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0
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0
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Satilla
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1
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0
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0
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St. Marys
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0
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0
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0
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Atlantic East
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Savannah
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0
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2
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0
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Ogeechee
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0
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0
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0
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Totals
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2
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8
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5
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4 Atlantic Central
4a Oconee River Watershed
The Oconee headwaters form in Hall County, flowing southeast through Middle and North Oconee Channels to form the Oconee River below Athens. From here the system flows into Lake Oconee, formed by the Wallace Dam and Sinclair Lake formed by the Sinclair Dam. The Oconee flows down from the dams to its confluence Ocmulgee River, eventually emptying into the Atlantic.
Spills (1 new)
- Nov 11 – caller reports red clay sediment escaping ground disturbance barrier entering Rolling Branch Creek state waters at Rutledge - Morgan County – file closed Nov 21
4b Ocmulgee River Watershed
Ocmulgee River originates at Jackson Lake, straddling Jasper, Newton and Butts Counties. The Ocmulgee flows south to join the Oconee River, forming the Altamaha River. Jackson Lake is fed by three rivers: South, Yellow and Alcovy Rivers originating in Central Georgia, all part of the Ocmulgee Watershed area.
Spills (6 new)
- Oct 26 – 14100 gallons of sewage reported spilled on the 400 block of Robin Street in Decatur – DeKalb. Peavine Creek affected. File closed Oct 26. *
- Nov 8 – 3900 gallons of sewage reported spilled in Lithonia – DeKalb – Swift Creek Tributary affected
- Oct 26 – 50 gallons of diesel reported spilled due to a motor vehicle collision and fire, storm drain impacted 85 South St Route 1 – Jackson. File closed Nov 23.
- Nov 11 – unknown amount of sewage reported spilled on the 2000 block of Garden Circle in Decatur – DeKalb County – Doolittle Creek impacted
- Nov 2 – non-conforming private residential sewer pipe on Driftwood Place reported crossing 1 ft above a tributary to Shoal Creek in Decatur – Dekalb - file closed Nov 21
- Nov 2 – concrete debris left in the 200 year flood plain reported in a backyard on Overland Trail in Ellenwood - Clayton County – file closed Nov 21
4c Altamaha River Watershed
The combined flows of the Oconee River system and the Ocmulgee River system form the Altamaha, “the largest free flowing river on the East coast”, according to the Georgia River Network.
Spills (0 new)
- No new spill reports found for the search period Oct 21 – Nov 21.
4d Satilla River Watershed
The Satilla River forms in Ben Hill County, flows south 200 miles to the Atlantic Ocean.
Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (0)
Spills (1 new)
- Oct 27 – 200 gallons of diesel reported spilled from a leaking locomotive or rail car in Waycross – Ware – Spill cleaned by digging out the ballast around the track – File closed Nov 13.
4e St. Marys River Watershed
St. Marys is a blackwater river originating in the Okefenokee Wilderness area, southcentral Georgia. The river flows 130 miles and empties into Cumberland Sound in the Atlantic.
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Hazardous Algae Blooms/Beach Alerts (0 active)
Spills (0 new)
- No new spill reports found for the search period Oct 21 – Nov 21.
Atlantic East
5a Savannah River Watershed
The Savannah River originates in South Carolina, formed with the combined flows of the Tugaloo, itself formed by the joining of Chattooga and Tallulah Rivers, and the Seneca River. The Savannah flows through east Georgia to its outlet at the Atlantic Ocean, taking run-off from an area of 5800 square miles in Eastern Georgia.
Spills (2 new)
- Oct 25 – 15 gallons of degreaser reported spilled in Towns – McDuffie. File closed Nov 23.
- Oct 20 – 6300 gallons of sewage reported spilled due to a line break in Savannah – Chatham. File closed Oct 23. *
5b Ogeechee River Watershed
The Ogeechee is a free flowing blackwater river draining an area of 5540 sq miles entirely inside the state of Georgia. The North and South Fork Ogeechee Rivers (not monitored) come together to form the Ogeechee, which flows 245 miles and empties in the Atlantic.
Spills (0 new)
- No new spill reports found for the search period Oct 21 – Nov 21.
As per EPA Oil Discharge Reporting Requirements,
the reportable amount of spilled oil product is any amount that leaves a visible sheen on the surface, or a sludge at the bottom of the water body.
- Such spills are to be reported immediately (within 15 minutes)
- 1-800-241-4113 Georgia EPD 24 hour Emergency Operations Center
- Spills from a vessel into navigable waterways
- National Response Center (NRC) at 1-800-424-8802
- 24-hour emergency line staffed by US Coast Guard
- All spills should be cleaned up, whether or not they are reportable.
- From Georgia EPD Emergency Operations Centre, “oil” includes but is not limited to: gasoline, crude oil, fuel oil, diesel oil, lubricating oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with wastes, and any other petroleum related product.
- Accidental discharges of oil during maintenance of one’s own personal vehicle or farm machinery shall be exempt from the reporting requirement.
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