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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) reported — Rome, City of (Rome WRF), Oct 5, 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 ga0024112-20261005-2012-maple-ave-sw-rome-ga-30161, published Oct 7, 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: Rome, City of (Rome WRF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0024112). Outlet: “2012 Maple Avenue Southwest Rome, Georgia 30161”. Location: 34.22712, -85.16796; 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: “Unnamed Tributary of Silver Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Silver 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 5, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 7, 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

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Status in the record

Not stated by the source

Material

“undisinfected primary effluent”

Volume

7,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“7,000 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 Silver Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Silver Creek, Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 3, 2026, 11:00 PM EST
• No current status shown Silver Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 3, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Jan 2, 2027, 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

ga0024112-20261005-2012-maple-ave-sw-rome-ga-30161

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Rome, City of (Rome WRF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-05",
    "county": "Floyd",
    "city": "Rome",
    "overflow_location": "2012 Maple Avenue Southwest Rome, Georgia 30161",
    "quantity_gallons": "7000",
    "overflow_type": "Undisinfected Primary Effluent",
    "permit_number": "GA0024112",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Tree Roots,",
    "river_basin": "Coosa",
    "waterway_impacted": "Unnamed Tributary of Silver Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "CSO Dry-weather"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04",
  "epd_spill_end_date": {
    "value": "2026-10-05",
    "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)"
  }
}