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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Columbus Water Works (South Columbus WRF), Aug 26, 2026

Not stated by the source · Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD)

Source: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD) via Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD, record ga0020516-20260826-12-douglas-st-columbus-ga-31903~2, published Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-04 08:30 UTC, first read from an archived posting · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Columbus Water Works (South Columbus WRF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0020516). Outlet: “12 Douglas Street Columbus, Georgia 31903”. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Tributary to Upatoi Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Upatoi Creek, GA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Aug 26, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Sep 4, 2026, 9:29 AM EDT

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-04 08:30 UTC, first read from an archived posting

What and how much

Type

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

Status in the record

Not stated by the source

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

5,289 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“5,289 gallons”

Advice from Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD)

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Status history from this report

• Caution Upatoi Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Upatoi Creek, Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• No current status shown Upatoi Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 23, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 01:25 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD

Source record number

ga0020516-20260826-12-douglas-st-columbus-ga-31903~2

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Columbus Water Works (South Columbus WRF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-08-26",
    "county": "Muscogee",
    "city": "Columbus",
    "overflow_location": "12 Douglas Street Columbus, Georgia 31903",
    "quantity_gallons": "5289",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0020516",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Aging Infrastructure,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Tributary to Upatoi Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-09-04"
}