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City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)

Sewer utility with combined sewers · Georgia · Atlanta

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. Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. Small hollow diamonds mark places named in its overflow reports (provisional). Dashed river stretches are estimates of where a discharge travels. Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)

GA0039012, GA0037168, GA0038644

Wastewater outlets

6 combined sewer outfalls and 5 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 59 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List

Waters listed as receiving wastewater

Chattahoochee River; Peachtree Creek; Utoy Creek; Camp Creek; Nancy Creek; South River; Intrenchment Creek; Clear Creek; Proctor Creek; Tanyard Creek

Tracked waters

Chattahoochee River, GA, Clear Creek, GA, Intrenchment Creek, GA, Proctor Creek, GA, Sandy Creek, GA, Camp Creek, GA, Peachtree Creek, GA, Utoy Creek, GA, Nancy Creek, GA, Sugar Creek, GA, South River, GA, Stone Mountain Lake, GA

Discharge records counted

165 records · latest Nov 2, 2026

Total reported volume in these records

222,685 gallons across the 146 records that give a volume (19 without one)

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 06:27 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

Pages where City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs) or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

• atlantawatershed.org
• 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"

• Warning lights or signs · Required by a permit (GA0037168)

  Lights and signs not read

  NPDES permits GA0037168 and GA0038644: signage at the site and at public access points downstream (EPD news release, August 2015)

• Operator's notice page · Required by a permit (GA0038644)

  No notification page found

  NPDES permits GA0037168 and GA0038644 (2015): "promptly report details of that overflow with signage at the site, at public access points downstream and on the city's website" (EPD news release, August 2015; permit text not read)

• News page · Voluntary (GA0038644)

  News page unchanged since Nov 4, 2026 · last checked 2026-11-04 07:24 UTC

• Social media account · Voluntary (GA0039012)

  Social account behind a login; not read

• Email list · Voluntary (GA0039012)

  Email list; not read

Source: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)'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.

6 combined sewer outfalls and 5 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 59 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations).

Reports and advisories

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

Sources: Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:11 UTC; EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators), retrieved 2026-11-05 06:08 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 (200 from City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)) · 2025 (89 from City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs))

Other sewer operators on these waters

• Chattahoochee River, GA: Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF and others), COBB COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (SOUTH COBB WRF), Columbus Water Works (combined sewer system and South Columbus WRF), DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (SOUTH CENTRAL WPCP), DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (SWEETWATER CREEK WPCP), FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER & SEWER (DICK CREEK WRF), FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWER (FOWLER & SHAKERAG WRF), FORT GAINES, CITY OF (FORT GAINES WPCP), Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF and others), FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (CAMP CREEK WPCP), FULTON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (JOHNS CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPUS WRF), GWINNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (CROOKED CREEK WRF), HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY WPCP), LAGRANGE, CITY OF (LONG CANE CREEK WPCP), WEST POINT, CITY OF (WEST POINT WPCP), Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources (F. Wayne Hill WRF)
• Intrenchment Creek, GA: DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge)
• Camp Creek, GA: FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (CAMP CREEK WPCP)
• Utoy Creek, GA: FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (CAMP CREEK WPCP), Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF and others)
• Nancy Creek, GA: DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge)
• Sugar Creek, GA: DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge)
• South River, GA: DEKALB COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (POLEBRIDGE CREEK AWWTF), DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge), HENRY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (WALNUT CREEK WPCP)

The last 90 days

Reported discharges over time