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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF), Oct 20, 2026

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Source: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD) via Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD, record ga0024147-20261020-3071-lawrenceville-hwy-tucker-ga-30084, published Oct 22, 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: “3071 Lawrenceville Highway Tucker, Georgia 30084”. Location: 33.83106, -84.24624; 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: “South Fork Peachtree Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to South Fork Peachtree 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 20, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 22, 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

Not stated by the source

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

6,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“6,000 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 South Fork Peachtree Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed South Fork Peachtree Creek, Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 18, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown South Fork Peachtree Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 18, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Jan 17, 2027, 11:00 PM EST (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

ga0024147-20261020-3071-lawrenceville-hwy-tucker-ga-30084

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-20",
    "county": "DeKalb",
    "city": "Tucker",
    "overflow_location": "3071 Lawrenceville Highway Tucker, Georgia 30084",
    "quantity_gallons": "6000",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0024147",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Broken Pipe due to unforeseen circumstances,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "South Fork Peachtree Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}