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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Columbus Water Works (South Columbus WRF), Oct 2, 2026

Ended (as reported) · 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 ga0020516-20261002-8044-creekland-dr-columbus-ga-31904, published Oct 5, 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: “8044 Creekland Drive Columbus, Georgia 31904”. Location: 32.56183, -84.96652; location source: geocoded from an address or place name.

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

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Heiferhorn Creek Tributary”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Heiferhorn 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

Oct 2, 2026

Ended

Oct 2, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Nov 2, 2026, 8:39 AM EST

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

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

585 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“585 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

• Discharge or advisory reported Heiferhorn Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Heiferhorn Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

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

ga0020516-20261002-8044-creekland-dr-columbus-ga-31904

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": "2026-10-02",
    "county": "Muscogee",
    "city": "Columbus",
    "overflow_location": "8044 Creekland Drive Columbus, Georgia 31904",
    "quantity_gallons": "585",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0020516",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Other Debris,Vandalism,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Heiferhorn Creek Tributary",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-02",
  "epd_spill_end_date": {
    "value": "2026-10-02",
    "posting": "2026-10-13",
    "note": "EPD's end date for the spill, day precision, given on this posting only; kept as given and not used as the record's end (a day gives no time the spill stopped)"
  }
}