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Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Sparta, City of (Sparta WPCP), Sep 14, 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 gaj040002-20260914-276-jamie-l-kennedy-blvd-sparta-ga-31087, published Oct 20, 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: Sparta, City of (Sparta WPCP). Outlet: “276 Jamie L Kennedy Blvd Sparta, Georgia 31087”. 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: “Intermittent Creek”. Not linked to a mapped water.

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 14, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

not given

Published

Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT

Source last updated

Oct 20, 2026, 9:45 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

380,152 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

“380,152 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

gaj040002-20260914-276-jamie-l-kennedy-blvd-sparta-ga-31087

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

{
  "row": {
    "facility_name": "Sparta, City of (Sparta WPCP)",
    "begin_date": "2026-09-14",
    "county": "Hancock",
    "city": "Sparta",
    "overflow_location": "276 Jamie L Kennedy Blvd Sparta, Georgia 31087",
    "quantity_gallons": "380152",
    "overflow_type": "Raw Sewage",
    "permit_number": "GAJ040002",
    "spill_source": "Collection System",
    "cause": "Aging Infrastructure,High Levels of Inflow,",
    "river_basin": "Oconee",
    "waterway_impacted": "Intermittent Creek",
    "overflow_destination": "Dry Land Overflow,Spill Waters of the State"
  },
  "posting_date": "2026-10-20"
}