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City of Albany (combined sewer system)

Sewer utility with combined sewers · Georgia · Albany

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Solid dots mark combined sewer outfalls. Dashed river stretches are estimates of where a discharge travels. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)

GA0036854

Wastewater outlets

9 combined sewer outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies · List

Waters listed as receiving wastewater

Flint River

Tracked waters

Flint River, GA

Discharge records counted

1 record · latest Apr 26, 2026

Total reported volume in these records

3,500 gallons across the 1 record that give a volume

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

Pages where City of Albany (combined sewer system) or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

• epd.georgia.gov/sewage-spills-report

Its public-notice channels

• Health department page · Required by law

  Health department report not read

  Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 391-3-6-.05(3)(f): the owner "shall immediately report the incident to the local health department(s)"

• News page · Required by law

  Printed or broadcast notice not read

  Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 391-3-6-.05(3)(b); O.C.G.A. 12-5-30.1: notice of a major spill (over 10,000 gallons, or one causing a water-quality violation) in "the legal organ of the County where the incident occurred... within seven days"

• News page · Required by law

  Printed or broadcast notice not read

  Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 391-3-6-.05(3)(e): the owner "shall report the incident to the local media (television, radio and print media) within 24 hours of becoming aware of the incident", with date, location, cause, volume, receiving water and corrective action

• Warning lights or signs · Required by law

  Lights and signs not read

  Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 391-3-6-.05(3)(g): the owner "shall immediately post a notice as close as possible to where the spill or major spill occurred and where the spill or major spill entered State waters" and along the affected waterway "at bridge crossings, trails, boat ramps, recreational areas, and other points of public access", kept "a minimum of seven days after the spill or major spill has ceased"

• Operator's notice page · Required by a permit (GA0036854)

  Notification page not read

  NPDES permit GA0036854: CSO public notification, one of the nine minimum controls of the federal CSO Control Policy (59 FR 18688, 1994); permit text not read

Source: City of Albany (combined sewer system)'s public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records; DirtyWaterWatch register of public-notice channels and its page monitor.

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Rain and discharges

The NOAA MRMS radar-only rainfall estimate for the 24 hours to the latest hour, read every hour at each outfall from the radar grid. We show a caution when the rain reaches the amount below and no discharge report has arrived.

Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

9 combined sewer outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies.

Reports and advisories

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Sources: EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators), retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 UTC; Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD, retrieved 2026-11-04 08:30 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Georgia by year: 2026 (2 from City of Albany (combined sewer system))

Other sewer operators on these waters

• Flint River, GA: ALBANY, CITY OF (JOSHUA STREET WPCP), BACONTON, CITY OF (BACONTON WPCP), BAINBRIDGE, CITY OF (BAINBRIDGE WPCP), CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (W.B. CASEY WRF & HUIE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS), DECATUR COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK WPCP), MONTEZUMA, CITY OF (SPRING CREEK WRF), OGLETHORPE, CITY OF (OGLETHORPE WPCP)

The last 90 days

Reported discharges over time