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• Altamaha Watershed: January 16th, 50 gallons of diesel was released onto the roadway from a tractor trailer crash on Interstate 16 in Bibb County.
• Ocmulgee Watershed: January 13th, 290 gallons of diesel was discharged from a generator at an intelligence reserve control in Fort Gillem, Clayton County. January 9th, an unknown amount of unknown material and asbestos released in a structural fire on Mill Walk in Rex, Clayton County.
• Ochlockonee Watershed: January 10th, 50 gallons of diesel released onto the pavement after the nozzle from a gas tank got stuck and over filled a vehicle on Smith Ave in Thomasville, Thomas County.
• Coosa Watershed: January 13, an unreported amount of oil was spilled at Mavis Tire due to an improper disposal of oil filters and car fluids in Canton.
• Savannah Watershed: 50 barrels of vegetable oil and water released from a condensate line due to an unknown cause on Brampton Rd in Savannah, Chatham.
• Chattahoochee Watershed: January 20th, an unreported amount of gasoline released onto the pavement and 2 gallons have entered a storm drain on Alpharetta Hwy in Roswell. January 10th, an unreported amount of sewage has been leaking into Nickajack Creek from a sewage pipe on Concord Rd in Smyrna, Cobb County.
• Tennessee Watershed: January 9th, unknown amount of sewage running from a trailer and forming puddles on Sparks Rd in Morganton, Fannin County.

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.