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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Social Circle, City of (Little River WPCP), Oct 23, 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 ga0026107-20261023-955-e-hightower-trl-social-cir-ga-30025, published Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:06 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Social Circle, City of (Little River WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0026107). Outlet: “955 East Hightower Trail Social Circle, Georgia 30025”. Location: 33.65183, -83.69962; 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: “tributary of Little River”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Little 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 23, 2026

Ended

Oct 23, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

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

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

250 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“250 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 Little River: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Little River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 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

ga0026107-20261023-955-e-hightower-trl-social-cir-ga-30025

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Social Circle, City of (Little River WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-23",
    "county": "Walton",
    "city": "Social Circle",
    "overflow_location": "955 East Hightower Trail Social Circle, Georgia 30025",
    "quantity_gallons": "250",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0026107",
    "spill_source": "Force Main",
    "cause": "Broken Pipe due to unforeseen circumstances,",
    "river_basin": "Oconee",
    "waterway_impacted": "tributary of Little River",
    "overflow_destination": "Dry Land Overflow,Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}