The Gainesville Department of Water Resources on Tuesday, Sept. 27 stopped sewer spill into Flat Creek, which flows into Lake Lanier.
A city employee was performing routine maintenance along Centennial Drive and found the discharge around 2:25 p.m.. The discharge was entering Flat Creek from a wastewater discharge near 2118 Centennial Drive.
According to a statement from the City of Gainesville, a bypass pump failed to turn on.
DWR estimates that about 150 gallons of wastewater entered Flat Creek. However, officials accessed the area and did not find any dead or stressed aquatic life. All field parameters for water quality were within State water quality standards.
DWR made the correction and restored water flow by 3 p.m., and the agency said all conditions have returned to normal.
The Environmental Protection Division was notified about the spill Tuesday afternoon and signs have been posted.
You can contact DWR Environmental Services Manager Brian Wiley at 770-532-7462 for more information.
