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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS), Oct 22, 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 ga0039012-20261022-woodland-hills-ave-nw-collier-rd-nw-atlanta-ga-30318, published Oct 29, 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: Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0039012). Outlet: “Woodland Hills Ave NW & Collier Rd NW Atlanta, Georgia 30318”. Location: 33.81016, -84.41935; 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: “PEACHTREE CREEK”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Peachtree 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 22, 2026

Ended

Oct 22, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

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

Ended (as reported)

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

1,825 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“1,825 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 Peachtree Creek: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution Peachtree Creek: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 26, 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

ga0039012-20261022-woodland-hills-ave-nw-collier-rd-nw-atlanta-ga-30318

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Atlanta, City of (R.M. Clayton, Utoy Creek & South River WRCS)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-22",
    "county": "Fulton",
    "city": "Atlanta",
    "overflow_location": "Woodland Hills Ave NW & Collier Rd NW Atlanta, Georgia 30318",
    "quantity_gallons": "1825",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GA0039012",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Blockage Rags wipes,Aging Infrastructure,",
    "river_basin": "Chattahoochee",
    "waterway_impacted": "PEACHTREE CREEK",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-11-04"
}