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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Dekalb County Department of Watershed Management (Snapfinger Creek AWWTF), Oct 30, 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 ga0024147-20261030-4509-meadow-vista-trce-stonecrest-ga-30038, published Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EST, 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: “4509 Meadow Vista Trace Stonecrest, Georgia 30038”. Location: 33.67127, -84.20870; 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: “Lower Snapfinger Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Snapfinger 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 30, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EST

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

373 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“373 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 Snapfinger Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 1, 2026, 11:00 PM EST
• End not confirmed Snapfinger Creek, Nov 1, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Nov 28, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown Snapfinger Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 28, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Jan 27, 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

ga0024147-20261030-4509-meadow-vista-trce-stonecrest-ga-30038

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": "2026-10-30",
    "county": "DeKalb",
    "city": "Stonecrest",
    "overflow_location": "4509 Meadow Vista Trace Stonecrest, Georgia 30038",
    "quantity_gallons": "373",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0024147",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Broken Pipe due to unforeseen circumstances,",
    "river_basin": "Ocmulgee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Lower Snapfinger Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}