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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Forsyth, City of (Northeast WPCP), Aug 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 ga0031801-20260815-833-patrol-rd-forsyth-ga-31029~2, published Sep 2, 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: Forsyth, City of (Northeast WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0031801). Outlet: “833 Patrol Rd Forsyth, Georgia 31029”. 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: “Cooks Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Cooks 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 15, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Sep 2, 2026, 8:47 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

4,050 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“4,050 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 Cooks Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Cooks Creek, Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• No current status shown Cooks Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is 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

ga0031801-20260815-833-patrol-rd-forsyth-ga-31029~2

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Forsyth, City of (Northeast WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-08-15",
    "county": "Monroe",
    "city": "Forsyth",
    "overflow_location": "833 Patrol Rd Forsyth, Georgia 31029",
    "quantity_gallons": "4050",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0031801",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Rags wipes,",
    "river_basin": "Ocmulgee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Cooks Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-09-02"
}