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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Sylvester, City of (Sylvester WPCP), Sep 25, 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 gaj020132-20260925-301-johnson-st-sylvester-ga-31791, published Sep 30, 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: Sylvester, City of (Sylvester WPCP). Outlet: “301 Johnson St Sylvester, GA 31791”. 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: “Storm ditch”. No receiving water: the report names no water, only 'Storm ditch'. The report is kept here but is not placed on a water and colours none on the map.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

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

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 25, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Sep 30, 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

Not stated by the source

Material

“untreated sewage”

Volume

7,000 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“7,000 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

Source and versions

Source

Georgia EPD Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD

Source record number

gaj020132-20260925-301-johnson-st-sylvester-ga-31791

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Sylvester, City of (Sylvester WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-09-25",
    "county": "Worth",
    "city": "Sylvester",
    "overflow_location": "301 Johnson St Sylvester, GA 31791",
    "quantity_gallons": "7000",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GAJ020132",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Pump Station Mechanical Failure,",
    "river_basin": "Suwannee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Storm ditch",
    "overflow_destination": "Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-10-23",
  "epd_spill_end_date": {
    "value": "2026-09-25",
    "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)"
  }
}