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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands), Oct 15, 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 ga0038423-20261015-6544-ga-85-riverdale-ga-30274, published Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-05 01:06 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0038423). Outlet: “6544 Georgia 85 Riverdale, Georgia 30274”. Location: 33.57654, -84.41165; location source: geocoded from an address or place name.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Flint River”. Not linked to a mapped water. Name match too far (2.6 km) and the report's town (jonesboro) is not among the water's towns (Albany, Bainbridge, Cordele, Fort Valley).

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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When it happened and when it was reported

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Started
Ended
Detail provided by the source
Times known to the day only
Reported to the source
not given
Published
Source last updated
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

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
1,200 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported
“1,200 gallons”

Advice from Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD)

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Advice period
This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis
not stated

Source and versions

Source
Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD
Source record number
ga0038423-20261015-6544-ga-85-riverdale-ga-30274
Original notice
Read the original notice
Earlier version
None: this is the first record
Later versions
None

Record details

Record details
Record identifierga-epd-spills:ga0038423-20261015-6544-ga-85-riverdale-ga-30274
Source identifierga-epd-spills
Source record numberga0038423-20261015-6544-ga-85-riverdale-ga-30274
Earlier versionNot provided
TypeSanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the reportEnded (as reported)
Sewer operator identifierga-ga0038423
Sewer operatorClayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands)
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)GA0038423
Outlet numberNot provided
Outlet name6544 Georgia 85 Riverdale, Georgia 30274
Water named in the reportFlint River
Linked watersNot provided
How this report was linked to the waternot linked to a mapped water
Latitude33.577
Longitude-84.412
Location sourcegeocoded from an address or place name
Location accuracy, in metresNot provided
StartedOct 15, 2026 (2026-10-15)
EndedOct 15, 2026 (2026-10-15T11:48:00)
Detail provided by the sourceto the day only
Reported to the sourceNot provided
PublishedOct 16, 2026 (2026-10-16)
Source last updatedNov 4, 2026 (2026-11-04T13:17:01Z)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatchNov 4, 2026, 8:06 PM EST (2026-11-05T01:06:43Z)
Materialuntreated sewage
Volume, in gallons1,200
Volume as reported1,200 gallons
How volume was determinednot stated whether estimated or measured
AuthorityGeorgia Environmental Protection Division (Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD)
AdviceNot provided
Advice period, in hoursNot provided
Basis of the advice periodNot provided
Original noticehttps://epd.georgia.gov/document/document/sewagespillsreport20261104/download

Original source data

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Clayton County Water Authority (W.B. Casey WRF & Huie Constructed Wetlands)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-15",
    "county": "Clayton",
    "city": "Riverdale",
    "overflow_location": "6544 Georgia 85 Riverdale, Georgia 30274",
    "quantity_gallons": "1200",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0038423",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Fats Oil Grease,Blockage Rags wipes,",
    "river_basin": "Flint",
    "waterway_impacted": "Flint River",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}

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