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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF), Sep 30, 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 ga0024147-20260930-7784-covington-hwy-lithonia-ga-30058, published Oct 7, 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: Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0024147). Outlet: “7784 Covington Highway Lithonia, Georgia 30058”. 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: “Honey Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Honey 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

Sep 30, 2026

Ended

Sep 30, 2026

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

Oct 30, 2026, 9:21 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

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

11,300 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“11,300 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 Honey Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Honey Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 4, 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

ga0024147-20260930-7784-covington-hwy-lithonia-ga-30058

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-09-30",
    "county": "DeKalb",
    "city": "Lithonia",
    "overflow_location": "7784 Covington Highway Lithonia, Georgia 30058",
    "quantity_gallons": "11300",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0024147",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Honey Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-10-30",
  "epd_spill_end_date": {
    "value": "2026-09-30",
    "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)"
  }
}