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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF), Aug 22, 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 ga0024546-20260822-4705-mead-rd-macon-ga-31206, published Aug 25, 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: Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0024546). Outlet: “4705 Mead Rd Macon , GA 31206”. 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: “Ocmulgee”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Ocmulgee 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

Aug 22, 2026

Ended

Aug 23, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Aug 31, 2026, 9:04 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

“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 Ocmulgee River: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Ocmulgee River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 27, 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

ga0024546-20260822-4705-mead-rd-macon-ga-31206

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Macon Water Authority (Rocky Creek WRF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-08-22",
    "county": "",
    "city": "",
    "overflow_location": "4705 Mead Rd Macon , GA 31206",
    "quantity_gallons": "",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0024546",
    "spill_source": "WWTP",
    "cause": "",
    "river_basin": "Ocmulgee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Ocmulgee",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-08-31"
}