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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Fayetteville, City of (Whitewater Creek WPCP), Sep 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 ga0035807-20260923-110-wingfield-ct-fayetteville-ga-30215, published Sep 29, 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: Fayetteville, City of (Whitewater Creek WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0035807). Outlet: “110 Wingfield Court Fayetteville, Georgia 30215”. 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: “Nash Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Nash 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

Sep 23, 2026

Ended

Sep 23, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Oct 23, 2026, 9:08 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

7,800 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“7,800 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 Nash Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Nash Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Sep 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

ga0035807-20260923-110-wingfield-ct-fayetteville-ga-30215

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Fayetteville, City of (Whitewater Creek WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-09-23",
    "county": "Fayette",
    "city": "Fayetteville",
    "overflow_location": "110 Wingfield Court Fayetteville, Georgia 30215",
    "quantity_gallons": "7800",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0035807",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Pump Station Mechanical Failure,",
    "river_basin": "Flint",
    "waterway_impacted": "Nash Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-10-23",
  "epd_spill_end_date": {
    "value": "2026-09-23",
    "posting": "2026-10-13",
    "note": "EPD's end date for the spill, day precision, given on this posting only; kept as given and not used as the record's end (a day gives no time the spill stopped)"
  }
}