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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF), Sep 11, 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 ga0024333-20260911-5703-three-lakes-dr-atlanta-ga-30349, published Sep 16, 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: “5703 Three Lakes Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30349”. 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 no water. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Chattahoochee River, GA. Match basis: the operator's listed receiving water; the report itself does not name the water.

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 11, 2026

Ended

Sep 11, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Sep 16, 2026, 8:46 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

not stated

Volume

“not yet determined (EPD: a zero or blank quantity means the amount has not been determined)” (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“not yet determined (EPD: a zero or blank quantity means the amount has not been determined)”

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 Chattahoochee River: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Chattahoochee River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 15, 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

ga0024333-20260911-5703-three-lakes-dr-atlanta-ga-30349

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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    "facility_name": "Fulton County Department of Public Works (Big Creek WRF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-09-11",
    "county": "Fulton",
    "city": "Atlanta",
    "overflow_location": "5703 Three Lakes Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30349",
    "quantity_gallons": "",
    "overflow_type": "",
    "permit_number": "GA0024333",
    "spill_source": "",
    "cause": "",
    "river_basin": "",
    "waterway_impacted": "",
    "overflow_destination": ""
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-09-16"
}