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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF), Oct 14, 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 ga0024147-20261014-1285-mile-post-dr-dunwoody-ga-30338, published Oct 19, 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: Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0024147). Outlet: “1285 Mile Post Drive Dunwoody, Georgia 30338”. Location: 33.93648, -84.34167; 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: “Perimeter Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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 14, 2026

Ended

Oct 14, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 19, 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

1,460 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“1,460 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

Source and versions

Source

Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD

Source record number

ga0024147-20261014-1285-mile-post-dr-dunwoody-ga-30338

Original notice

Read the original notice

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": "2026-10-14",
    "county": "DeKalb",
    "city": "Dunwoody",
    "overflow_location": "1285 Mile Post Drive Dunwoody, Georgia 30338",
    "quantity_gallons": "1460",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0024147",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Other Debris,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Perimeter Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}