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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP), Oct 29, 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 ga0037621-20261029-2307-prescott-pl-hephzibah-ga-30815, published Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:06 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0037621). Outlet: “2307 Prescott Place Hephzibah, Georgia 30815”. 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: “Butler Creek”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Butler Creek, GA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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 29, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM EST

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

Not stated by the source

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

212,150 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“212,150 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 Butler Creek: Dated to the day only, no end reported: caution from the start of that day, Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 1, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• End not confirmed Butler Creek, Nov 1, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Nov 27, 2026, 11:00 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown Butler Creek: end not confirmed, no map colour, Nov 27, 2026, 11:00 PM EST to Jan 26, 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

ga0037621-20261029-2307-prescott-pl-hephzibah-ga-30815

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Augusta, City of (J.B. Messerly WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-29",
    "county": "Richmond",
    "city": "Hephzibah",
    "overflow_location": "2307 Prescott Place Hephzibah, Georgia 30815",
    "quantity_gallons": "212150",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0037621",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Broken Pipe due to unforeseen circumstances,",
    "river_basin": "Savannah",
    "waterway_impacted": "Butler Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}