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DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge)

Sewer utility · Georgia · Decatur, Tucker, Stonecrest

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.

Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. Small hollow diamonds mark places named in its overflow reports (provisional).

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)

GA0024147

Wastewater outlets

2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 166 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List

Waters listed as receiving wastewater

South Fork Peachtree Creek; Peavine Creek; Sugar Creek; Snapfinger Creek; South River

Tracked waters

South River, GA, Snapfinger Creek, GA, Peavine Creek, GA, Sugar Creek, GA, South Fork Peachtree Creek, GA, Shoal Creek, GA, Pole Bridge Creek, GA, Crooked Creek, GA, Doolittle Creek, GA, North Fork Nancy Creek, GA, Burnt Fork Creek, GA, Honey Creek, GA, Kingsley Lake, GA, Panthers Branch, GA, North Fork Peachtree Creek, GA, Ball Mill Creek, GA, Cobbs Creek, GA, Barbashela Creek, GA, Intrenchment Creek, GA, Wolfpack Creek, GA, Jackson Creek, GA, North Lake, GA, Indian Creek, GA, Nancy Creek, GA, Stone Mountain Creek, GA, Henderson Mill Creek, GA, Swift Creek, GA, Lucky Shoals Creek, GA

Discharge records counted

390 records · latest Oct 30, 2026

Total reported volume in these records

1,734,709 gallons across the 325 records that give a volume (65 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 01:25 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

Pages where DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge) or the state publishes its notices (check them for an alert sign-up):

• dekalbcountyga.gov
• 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 · Voluntary (GA0024147)

  Notification page not read

Source: DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge)'s public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records; DirtyWaterWatch register of public-notice channels and its page monitor.

Report a missing notice or error

Wastewater outlets

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

2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies; 166 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 01:06 UTC; EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators), retrieved 2026-11-05 01:05 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 (399 from DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge)) · 2025 (169 from DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF and Pole Bridge))

Other sewer operators on these waters

• South River, GA: DEKALB COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (POLEBRIDGE CREEK AWWTF), HENRY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (WALNUT CREEK WPCP), City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)
• Sugar Creek, GA: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)
• North Fork Peachtree Creek, GA: Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources (F. Wayne Hill WRF)
• Intrenchment Creek, GA: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)
• Jackson Creek, GA: GWINNETT CO JACKSON CR WPCP, Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources (F. Wayne Hill WRF)
• Nancy Creek, GA: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (combined sewer system; R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek and South River WRCs)
• Swift Creek, GA: LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP), VIDALIA, CITY OF (SWIFT CREEK WPCP)

The last 90 days

Reported discharges over time