Sewage Spills Report

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) provides information on municipal sewage spills reported to EPD.  The list covers the most recent 30-day period and is updated each business day with all available information.

Note: A "zero" in the quantity field indicates the amount of the spill has not been determined.

Download this xls file. Municipal Sewage Spills Reported to EPD

Spills in Georgia StoryMap (updated weekly)

 

Spills/Bypass E-Reporting

EPD is shifting to electronic reporting for spills and bypasses using GEOS. To effectively transition municipalities and utilities statewide by December 2025 (federal E-Reporting deadline), a phase-in approach will be applied. Entities will transition to GEOS based on their county. Municipalities/utilities will create accounts and associate facilities during the month listed in the schedule below. However, spill reporting will not be required until the first of the following month (e.g. August counties will create accounts in August but will not be required to start submitting spills electronically until September 1st). 

Click here to access GEOS (also see instructions below).

Phase-In Schedule by County

Account Creation - August; E-Reporting - September 1st:

  • Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp

Account Creation - September; E-Reporting - October 1st:

  • Dade, Dawson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis

Account Creation - October; E-Reporting - November 1st:

  • Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph

Account Creation - November; E-Reporting - December 1st:

  • Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Worth

Training

EPD will be conducting virtual training in August and September to demonstrate how to create accounts, associate facilities, create and submit 24-hour and 5-day reports, and attach required stream sampling for major spills.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 10:30 am-12:00 pm
  • Thursday, September 4th 10:30 am-12:00 pm

For access to the links for the trainings, please contact your compliance specialist. 

Resources

Download this pdf file. GEOS Spill/Bypass E-Reporting Public Guidance Document (updated July 2025)

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I am having problems setting up my GEOS account. How do I get assistance?

For all account issues and concerns, submit a request to [email protected] detailing what the account issue is. This includes, but is not limited to, username/password retrieval, forgot password email not received, problems setting up a GEOS account, and disassociating facilities from an account. 

  • I associated the wrong facility with my account. How do I change it?

Please send a request to [email protected] detailing which account needs to be removed. Users should associate the correct wastewater facility with their account to submit spill reports.

  • Can preparers submit on behalf of an RO?

No. All submittals completed by a preparer must be approved by an RO. Only ROs can create and submit reports. Entities should establish internal procedures on who will have preparer/RO access.

  • Can there be more than one RO for a facility?

Yes. There is no limit to the number of ROs for the spill report. Entities should establish internal procedures on who will have preparer/RO access.

  • What information is required for a 24-hour report?

Only the facility information, start date and time, and location of the spill are required for the 24-hour report, as stated in the Georgia Water Quality Rules. 

  • Should I start a new submittal for the 5-day report?

No. 24-hour and 5-day reports should be linked together. Please revise the 24-hour report to complete the 5-day report. Please reference Section 5 of the Public Guidance Document for detailed instructions and screenshots.

  • Information in my 24-hour report needs to be updated. Should I revise the 24-hour report?

No. Any information that needs to be corrected can be updated when the 5-day report is submitted.

  • How do I submit my stream sampling for major spills.

The sampling will be included as attachments for the 5-day reports. Please reference Section 6 of the Public Guidance Document for detailed instructions and screenshots.

  • Who should I contact if I have questions about how to submit reports or what information to submit?

Please contact your compliance specialist with any questions regarding the spill form and spill submission.