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Macon Water Authority (Lower Poplar WRF)

Sewer utility · Georgia · Macon

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). Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)

GA0024538

Wastewater outlets

1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 10 places named in its own overflow reports (provisional locations) · List

Waters listed as receiving wastewater

Ocmulgee River

Tracked waters

Ocmulgee River, GA, Bowman Branch, GA, Vineville Branch, GA, Walnut Creek, GA, Sabbath Creek, GA

Discharge records counted

21 records · latest Oct 30, 2026

Total reported volume in these records

111,234 gallons across the 13 records that give a volume (8 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 Macon Water Authority (Lower Poplar WRF) 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"

Source: Macon Water Authority (Lower Poplar WRF)'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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Wastewater outlets

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

1 treatment plant outfall listed by EPA or state agencies; 10 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 (22 from Macon Water Authority (Lower Poplar WRF)) · 2025 (10 from Macon Water Authority (Lower Poplar WRF))

Other sewer operators on these waters

• Ocmulgee River, GA: ABBEVILLE, CITY OF (ABBEVILLE WPCP), HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (HAWKINSVILLE SOUTH WTP), HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (NORTH WPCP), HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (SOUTH WPCP), HAZLEHURST, CITY OF (BULLY CREEK WPCP), LUMBER CITY, CITY OF (LUMBER CITY WPCP), MACON WATER AUTHORITY (ROCKY CREEK WRF), WARNER ROBINS, CITY OF (OCMULGEE RIVER WPCP), EASTMAN, CITY OF (SUGAR CREEK WPCP)

The last 90 days

Reported discharges over time