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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Buford, City of (Southside WPCP), Oct 15, 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 ga0023167-20261015-4445-commerce-dr-buford-ga-30518, published Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:06 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Buford, City of (Southside WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0023167). Outlet: “4445 Commerce Drive Buford, Georgia 30518”. Location: 34.10053, -84.01083; 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: “un-named tributary to Suwanee Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Suwanee 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 15, 2026

Ended

Oct 15, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Nov 4, 2026, 8:17 AM EST

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 01:06 UTC

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

“not yet determined (EPD: a zero or blank quantity means the amount has not been determined)” (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“not yet determined (EPD: a zero or blank quantity means the amount has not been determined)”

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 Suwanee Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Suwanee Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 19, 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

ga0023167-20261015-4445-commerce-dr-buford-ga-30518

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Buford, City of (Southside WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-15",
    "county": "Gwinnett",
    "city": "Buford",
    "overflow_location": "4445 Commerce Drive Buford, Georgia 30518",
    "quantity_gallons": "",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0023167",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Fats Oil Grease,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "un-named tributary to Suwanee Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}