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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Commerce, City of (Northside WPCP), Oct 15, 2026

Not stated by the source · 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 ga0026247-20261015-37-state-st-commerce-ga-305291920, published Oct 20, 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: Commerce, City of (Northside WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0026247). Outlet: “37 State Street Commerce, Georgia 305291920”. 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: “Steam from Beaverdam creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Beaverdam 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

Oct 15, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Oct 20, 2026, 9:45 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

Not stated by the source

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

1,440 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“1,440 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

• Caution Beaverdam Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Beaverdam Creek, Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 13, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown Beaverdam Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 13, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Jan 12, 2027, 11:00 PM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)

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

ga0026247-20261015-37-state-st-commerce-ga-305291920

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Commerce, City of (Northside WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-15",
    "county": "Jackson",
    "city": "Commerce",
    "overflow_location": "37 State Street Commerce, Georgia 305291920",
    "quantity_gallons": "1440",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0026247",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Rags wipes,",
    "river_basin": "Unknown",
    "waterway_impacted": "Steam from Beaverdam creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-10-20"
}