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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF), Aug 7, 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 ga0026140-20260807-920-s-cobb-dr-fair-oaks-ga-30008, published Aug 12, 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: Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0026140). Outlet: “920 South Cobb Drive Fair Oaks, Georgia 30008”. 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: “Tributary to Olley Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Olley Creek, 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 7, 2026

Ended

Aug 7, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Sep 4, 2026, 9:29 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

19,320 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“19,320 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 Olley Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 8, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Olley Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Aug 8, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 11, 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

ga0026140-20260807-920-s-cobb-dr-fair-oaks-ga-30008

Original notice

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Earlier version

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Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Cobb County Water System (R.L. Sutton WRF)",
    "begin_date": "2026-08-07",
    "county": "Cobb",
    "city": "Fair Oaks",
    "overflow_location": "920 South Cobb Drive Fair Oaks, Georgia 30008",
    "quantity_gallons": "19320",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0026140",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Rags wipes,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Tributary to Olley Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-09-04"
}