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November 21, 2024

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6/19/2024

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Hazardous Spill File
14700 gallons of sewage spilled into Intrinchment Creek in Ocmulgee Watershed

June 22

Report a spill 1-800-241-4113

Georgia EPD 24 hour Emergency Operations Center

Spills from a vessel into navigable waterways - 1-800-424-8802
Coast Guard National Response Center (NRC)

For the week of June 17 - 23, 2024 updated June 22 1036 am EDT

Reported to Georgia EPD this week

Ocmulgee Watershed: 14700 gallons of sewage was discharged into Intrinchment Creek due to a blockage of debris in the sewage pipe off the 100 block of Welch St E in Atlanta, Fulton County.
Suwannee Watershed : An oily substance has been reported on Tyty Creek from an unknown source near Ephesus Church Rd in Sumner, of Worth County.

Spill reports posted previously in 2024:

Chattahoochee River Watershed - Reported late, on March 8th, 850 gallons of raw sewage was released on Malone Dr from multiple manholes due to a blockage from rags in Chamblee, of DeKalb County.
Coosa Watershed - On June 4th, an unspecified amount of oil from a tractor trailer was released onto the road when the engine blew on State Route 282 E and Dennis Mill Rd in Murray County.
Satilla - On June 8th, 100 gallons of jet fuel oil was released on Terminal Way in St Simons - Glynn
Savannah Watershed - On Tuesday June 4th, 50 gallons of aqueous foam forming film abbreviated to AFFF, was spilled due to a pump malfunction off Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Chatham County. AFFF is described as a fire suppressant to extinguish flammable liquids like fuel.
Coosa Watershed - On June 4th a blown tractor trailer engine caused an unreported amount of oil to be released off State Route 282 E in Ellijay, Murray County.
Savannah Watershed - A failed gasket on the discharge pipe leading from a storage tank at a facility off Mike Padgett Hwy failed, causing 10 lbs of chlorine to be spilled onto the concrete ground in Richmond, Richmond County.
Ogeechee Watershed - 5000 gallons of raw sewage was released into an unnamed tributary near Mill Creek due to a power outage in the area of W Industrial Blvd in Pembroke of Bryan County.
May 13 - unknown amount of septic reported to be discharging into state waters due to a failing system off Melody Dr in Waverly Hills - Harris - Chattahoochee
May 16 - unknown amount of unknown waste reported to be being dumped by cesspool trucks into a nearby water treatment plant off N Collins and Morris St in Conyers - Rockdale - Flint
May 13 - unknown amount of black carbon being released into the air near a creek off Plunkett Rd in Reynolds - Taylor - Ocmulgee
May 9 - unknown amounts of oil reported to be creating a film over a body of standing water in a ditch off South Quail Ln in Pine Mountain - Harris - Chattahoochee
April 24 - unknown amount of oil and antifreeze reported to be spilled on the ground in large puddles at Johns Truck Repair on Doug Barnard Parkway in Augusta - Richmond - Savannah
April 27 - at least 20 gallons of transformer oil reported spilled onto the ground due to a tree falling causing a transformer to burst off Blanche Dr in Marietta - Cobb - Chattahoochee
April 24 - unknown amount of transmission fluid reported spilled from a vessel into water near US Tennessee Ave in King Bay - Camden - waterbody not listed but the closest body of water is Lake D - sheen noted - Satilla
April 25 - unknown amounts of gasoline reported spilled from a fuel dock off Torras Landing in Brunswick - Glynn - Academy River impacted - Satilla
April 24 - unknown amount of hydraulic oil reported spilled from a crane due to hydraulic hose burst on Marietta Rd in Atlanta - Fulton - Chattahoochee
April 16 - unknown amount of treated water reported spilled due to heavy rains in Valdosta - Lowndes - Withlacoochee impacted - Ocmulgee
April 18 - unknown amounts of diesel and hazardous waste reported spilled deliberately into a retention pond by K2 Towing on Aaron Dr in Covington - Newton - Ocmulgee
April 15 - odor reported from a recycling and treatment plant on Moore Rd in Oxford - Newton - Ocmulgee
April 15 - resident is reporting that Palm Creek off Lee Patrick Dr is going dry over the years due to a possible beaver dam in Dacula - Gwinnett- Ocmulgee
April 8 - unknown amount of coolant and motor oil reported to be spilled inside a facility, in a drain and in the parking lot off Washington Rd in Augusta - Columbia - Savannah
April 9 - 25 gallons of diesel and oil reported spilled on the roadway from a vehicle on State Route 21 N in Effingham - Rahns on scene to apply granular sorbent to impacted pavement - Ogeechee
April 1 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled from a 250 gallon above ground septic tank from a camper and into a pond on Stowe Rd in Covington - Newton - pond eventually flows into Newton County Reservoir - Ocmulgee
March 28 - unknown amount of raw sewage reported to be running onto the ground from a British Petroleum store off High Falls Rd in Jackson - Monroe - Ocmulgee
March 28 - unknown amount of treated pool water deliberately being drained into a storm drain off Mallery St in St Simmons - Glynn - Satilla
March 14 - 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid reported spilled onto the concrete from a leaking crane off Dr Luke Glenn Garrett Jr Hwy in Austell - Cobb - Chattahoochee
March 7 - unknown amount of oil reported spilled from the back of a dealership off Franklin St in Sylvester - Cobb - Suwannee
March 15 - 100448 gallons of sewage reported spilled due to unstated cause on Thrasher Circle in Decatur - DeKalb - Ocmulgee
March 12 - 14135 gallons of sanitary sewage reported spilled due to an unknown cause off Memorial College Ave in Clarkston - DeKalb - not noted in the spill information is there is a creek very nearby to the spill location that comes off of High Sipvey Lake - Ocmulgee
March 12 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled onto an unknown surface off Flatbridge Rd in Lithonia - DeKalb - South River is near this location - Ocmulgee
March 12 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled into Sugar Creek as a result of heavy rain in the area of Third Ave in Decatur - DeKalb - Ocmulgee
March 9 - 285000 gallons of sewage reported spilled due to heavy rain off Briarcliff Rd in Decatur - DeKalb - Chattahoochee
March 4 - unknown amount of unknown hazardous waste reported to be dumped into a tree line behind a plant in McDonough - Henry - Ocmulgee
March 9 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled due to heavy rain fall on Barksdale St in Vidalia - Toombs - Spill is ongoing and impacting Little Rocky Creek - Altamaha
March 7 - unknown amount of propylene resin pellets reported spilled into roof vents on Paper Lane in Clarkesville - Habersham - tributary to Soquel River impacted
March 2 - 75 gallons of diesel and motor oil reported spilled from a motor vehicle accident on 285 N in Smyrna - Cobb
Feb 26 - unknown amount of motor oil reported spilled from leaking propane trucks on Serene St in Union - Blairsville
Feb 17 - unknown amount of gasoline reported spilled from a partially sunken vessel in Bradley River in Thunderbolt - Chatham
Feb 29 - unknown amount of chemical reported spilled on the road on Doerun and Norman Park Rd in Norman Park - Colquitt
Feb 20 - unknown amount of septic reported spilled into a ditch deliberately by Chevron Quikfill trucks off Hwy 14 in Newborn - Newton
Feb 20 - 200 gallons diesel reported spilled from a logging tractor over turned in an accident on state route 52 and Ridgemont Dr in Ellijay - Gilmer - Savannah
Feb 5 - 100 gallons of diesel reported spilled from a tractor trailer accident on Talmadge Rd in Walthourville - Liberty - Ogeechee
Feb 20 - 50 gallons of hydraulic oil reported spilled on the ground from a popped line on USS Tennessee Ave in Camden - Kings Bay - Satilla
Feb 12 - unknown amount of car fluids reported spilled from a submerged car in a creek off McCullum Rd in Barnesville - Lamar - Flint
Feb 8 - unknown amount of automotive fluids reported spilled near a creek off Peach Parkway in Fort Valley - Peach
Feb 2 - 1000 lbs of sodium hydroxide reported spilled due to operator error at a facility off Mike Padgatt Hwy in Augusta - Richmond
Feb 5 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled from an overflowing pump station on 12th Ave and F St in Thomaston - Upton
Feb 3 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled from an unknown source off Winding Brook Way in Fairburn - Fulton
Feb 16 - resident reports severe erosion due to heavy rain and sandy soil off Capers Lane in Lizbella - Bibb
Feb 16 - resident reports sewage spill in front of her home on Snook Rd in Rochelle - Wilcox - City has applied lime
Feb 12 - vehicle crashed into a sewer pipe and ripped it open off Veterans Memorial Hwy in Lithia Springs -Douglas
Feb 13 - excavation company reported to be using solid waste and debris to build a dam which has caused flooding upstream on Buckeye Rd in Fort Valley - Peach
Feb 13 - owner of property reported to have installed own septic tanks and is causing erosion to neighboring properties on park Cove in Dawsonville - Dawson
Feb 5 - 100 gallons of diesel reported spilled from an overturned commercial truck on Talmadge Rd in Walthourville - Liberty - Ogeechee
Jan 22 - unknown amount of run off from a commercial structure fire reported on Chatham Parkway in Garden City - Chatham - Chattahoochee
Feb 1 - Georgia School for Innovation and Classics reported to be installing a non registered septic system on Storey Mill Rd in Hephzibah - Richmond - Savannah
Jan 25 - unknown amount of run off reported spilled due to 8 acres of land being cleared off Shoreland Dr in Buford - Hall - Lake Lanier impacted - Chattahoochee
Jan 22 - 50 gallons of diesel caused from a traffic accident on Rock Quarry Rd and Hospital Dr in Stockbridge - Henry - Rhino performing remediation and transporting to dispose of - Ocmulgee
Jan 22 - 50 gallons of diesel reported spilled from a rail car due to a ruptured fuel line from cold temperatures on West Ridge Rd in Gainesville - Hall - Cargill applied granular sorbent - Chattahoochee
Jan 22 - unknown amount of old oil reported deliberately spilled onto the ground and burried from a trucking company owner on 134 Kelly Rd in Dahlonega - Decatur - Chattahoochee
Jan 22 - unknown amount of oil and vehicle fluids reported spilled onto the ground from demolishing vehicles off Rainbow Dr in Murrayville - Lumpkin - Chattahoochee
Jan 23 - unknown amount of wastewater reported to be spilling onto city streets for over a month on North Church St in Dublin - Laurens - Oconee
Jan 23 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled from an overflowed manhole into Towns Creek off Mineral Springs Rd in Jasper - Pickens - Coosa
Jan 23 - unknown amount of gray water reported spilled from a pipe under a home off Bells Ferry Rd in Rome - Coosa
Jan 16 - 50 gallons of diesel reported spilled from an overturned dump truck on East Boggs Mountain and Rabun Park Dr in Tiger - Rabun - Savannah
Jan 19 - 200 gallons of diesel reported spilled from a tractor trailer accident on State Route 61 E in Villa Rica - Carroll - Tallapoosa
Jan 11 - unknown amounts of oil and other vehicle fluids reported to be spilled down drains and on the ground at a dealership on N Glynn St in Fayetteville - Fayette - tires are also said to be disposed of improperly - Flint
Jan 9 - large propane tank was reported to be floating in Lake Zwerner Resivoir in Dahlonega - Lumpkin - tank has been removed and nothing has impacted water - Chattahoochee
Jan 5 - sewage pipe is reported to be broken at a private residence and the community is worried about the neighborhood wells on Ridge Pl in Winterville - Oglethrope
Jan 14 - large fire reported at a junk yard and possible chemical leaking from the vehicles there on Ogeechee Rd in Savannah - Chatham - Savannah
Jan 9 - unknown amount of hazardous waste D009 Mercury reported spilled from a tank overflow due to water supply being accidentally plumbed into the tank on Olympic Dr in Athens - Clarke - material was washed into the storm water pond nearby - water testing done and found the mercury level to be below drinking water standard - no remediation done - oconee
Jan 8 - unknown amount of raw sewage being deliberately pumped into Proctor Creek which flows into Etowah River off Valley Dr in Dawsonville - Dawson - Proctor Creek and Etowah River impacted - possible criminal violation - Coosa
Jan 9 - 14000 gallons of sewage reported spilled off Wesley Dr in Atlanta - Fulton - Peachtree Creek impacted - Chattahoochee
Jan 9 - 300 gallons wastewater reported spilled at an undisclosed address in Dalton - Whitefield - Stone Branch Creek impacted - Coosa
Jan 9 - 750 gallons of wastewater reported spilled into Hammond Creek off Sandy Dune Rd in Dalton - Whitfield - Hammond Creek impacted - Coosa
Jan 9 - 1000 gallons of wastewater reported spilled into Hammond Creek off Vista Dr in Dalton - Whitfield - Hammond Creek impacted - Coosa
Jan 9 - 1000 gallons of sewage reproted spilled from a rain event at an undisclosed address in Gainesville - Hall - Lake Lanier impacted - Chattahoochee
Jan 9 - unknown amount of sewage reported spilled into Tallapoosa River and Indian Creek for an unknown amount of time off Brick Yard Rd in Bowden - Carroll - estimated at a volume of 100 gallons per minute - Tallapoosa River and Indian Creek impacted - Tallapoosa
Jan 9 - unknown amount of sewage reported to be overflowing from a manhole at an undisclosed address in Griffin - Spalding
Jan 8 - unknown amount of oil and antifreeze reported spilled at a commercial building which is said to drain from building and leaves property during rain events in Columbus - Muscogee - Chattahoochee

Spill Report Notes

Georgia Southern University Emergency Management reference information defines a hazardous spill as "an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance" , including chemical, biological, or radiological materials.

Hazardous spills are further described:

Small Spill: generally equal to or less than 55 gallons, 200 pounds, or 200 cubic feet of a gas
Large spill: generally greater than 55 gallons, 200 pounds, or 200 cubic. feet of a gas

WTGA reports spills from incident files uploaded to the Georgia EPD Public Complaints portal. Oil, diesel, gas, hazardous materials and sewage spills are posted by the date received, however these are not available to the public until the incident response is complete and the file is closed. Each week WTGA searches thirty days back for new spill reports added to the database and lists them here by watershed area, including:

Spills of petroleum products of 40 gallons or more,
spills of any amount impacting water
spills of any amount of toxic contaminants

These incidents are listed by the watershed in which they occurred.

Spills marked with asterisk * are tracked with state and/or EPA authorities for more information. See the CrimeBox for details on violations and charges under the Clean Water Act.

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.

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