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1/15/2025
WT Staff
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January 15, 2025 1049 am EST
Streamflow Situation from the network of river monitors of the USGS throughout the watersheds of Georgia
Water levels continue below normal to normal through the north and central Georgia watersheds on both sides of the drainage divide. Normal water levels are observed in the south with one station reported below normal in the lower Flint River watershed. The area of Flint River watershed rated below normal on the drought map yesterday is smaller today. Randolph and Terrell Counties are no longer rated, the below normal area begins at Early, Miller and Seminole County. Tobesofkee Creek flow is rated low today, the station downstream of Tobesofkee Dam near Macon receives daily water from the uncontrolled spillway. The low water level fluctuates from below 2 ft to peak above 5 ft for approximately 4 to 5 hours daily. No flooding or high flows or first percentile low flows are recorded at this time.
It is 43 degrees at Warner Robins Air Force Base, another sunny day, high 56. Fair and sunny, 47 degrees at Hunter US Army Airfield near Savannah, the expected high again today 56 degrees.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Walker County: LaFayette has issued another BWA for high particulate matter coming out of the Lee School Road water treatment plant. Turbidity was at the root of another BWA recently. The water customers advised to vigorously boil their drinking and hygiene water for at least one minute, to sanitize any microbiological contamination carried along on the particulates includes those east of Highway 27 bypass, South of 136 East, including the Naomi community, Highway 151, Corinth area, Hillcrest community, Walnut grove area, Old Trion Highway. Lafayette provides drinking water to 18177 residential customers from a surface water source, purchased from another licensed drinking water facility in the Coosa River watershed. The Lee School Road water treatment plant is one of two water treatment plants serving Lafayette area.
Chatham County: Savannah has issued a BWA after line repairs made near DeRenne Ave and Reynolds St on Sunday. This precautionary BWA applies to several customers south of DeRenne Avenue between Habersham and Paulsen Streets until further notice. Savannah Main water district serves 169 thousand customers from a groundwater source.
EPA is due to release the new round of compliance stats this week, check back here for the updated Serious Violator list. See the prior quarterly report, how Georgia's drinking water facilities SDWA compliance compares to Ohio, New York, Louisiana and California, here.
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