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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF), Aug 25, 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 ga0024333-20260825-35-45-aldwych-ln-sandy-springs-ga-30328, published Aug 27, 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: Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0024333). Outlet: “35-45 Aldwych Lane Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328”. 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: “River Ridge 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.

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

Aug 25, 2026

Ended

Aug 25, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Sep 25, 2026, 8:19 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

6,900 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“6,900 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

ga0024333-20260825-35-45-aldwych-ln-sandy-springs-ga-30328

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-08-25",
    "county": "Fulton",
    "city": "Sandy Springs",
    "overflow_location": "35-45 Aldwych Lane Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328",
    "quantity_gallons": "6900",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0024333",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Rags wipes,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "River Ridge Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-09-25"
}