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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Saint Marys, City of (Point Peter WPCP), Oct 16, 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 ga0039047-20261016-131-fairfield-dr-st-marys-ga-31558, published Oct 19, 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: Saint Marys, City of (Point Peter WPCP) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, GA0039047). Outlet: “131 Fairfield Drive St. Marys, Georgia 31558”. 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 no water. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to North River, GA. Match basis: the operator's listed receiving water; the report itself does not name the water.

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 16, 2026

Ended

Oct 16, 2026

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Oct 26, 2026, 9:06 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

not stated

Volume

“not yet determined (EPD: a zero or blank quantity means the amount has not been determined)” (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“not yet determined (EPD: a zero or blank quantity means the amount has not been determined)”

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 North River: Discharge reported ongoing, Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
• Caution North River: Within the caution period after the reported end, Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 20, 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

ga0039047-20261016-131-fairfield-dr-st-marys-ga-31558

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Saint Marys, City of (Point Peter WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-10-16",
    "county": "Camden",
    "city": "St. Marys",
    "overflow_location": "131 Fairfield Drive St. Marys, Georgia 31558",
    "quantity_gallons": "",
    "overflow_type": "",
    "permit_number": "GA0039047",
    "spill_source": "",
    "cause": "",
    "river_basin": "",
    "waterway_impacted": "",
    "overflow_destination": ""
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-10-26"
}