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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Douglas, City of (Southeast WPCP), Oct 8, 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 ga0024431-20261008-622-iron-rd-douglas-ga-31535, published Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:11 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Douglas, City of (Southeast WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0024431). Outlet: “622 Iron Rd Douglas , GA 31535”. 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: “17 Mile River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Seventeen Mile River, 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 8, 2026

Ended

Oct 9, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM EST

Source last updated

Nov 4, 2026, 8:17 AM EST

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 06:11 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

“treated effluent”

Volume

11.7 million gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“11,700,000 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

• Discharge or advisory reported Seventeen Mile River: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Seventeen Mile River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD

Source record number

ga0024431-20261008-622-iron-rd-douglas-ga-31535

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Douglas, City of (Southeast WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-08",
    "county": "",
    "city": "",
    "overflow_location": "622 Iron Rd Douglas , GA 31535",
    "quantity_gallons": "11700000",
    "overflow_type": "Treated Effluent",
    "permit_number": "GA0024431",
    "spill_source": "WWTP",
    "cause": "Hurricane or Large Stormwater Event,High Levels of Inflow,",
    "river_basin": "Satilla",
    "waterway_impacted": "17 Mile River",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}