Politics & Government
Oconee County Reporting A Sewer Spill Into Barber Creek Due To Mars Hill Widening Project
The spill is the fifth reported by the county since the first of the year.
The Oconee County Utility Department is reporting a spill of 5,500 gallons of sewage into a tributary of Barber Creek as a result of the widening of Mars Hill Road.
The spill occurred at 11 a.m. on Friday when the contractor for the Mars Hill Road construction project hit the force main at the corner of Mars Hill and Daniells Bridge roads, causing a break in the line, according to the county.
This was the fifth sewage spill reported by the county since the first of the year. Two spills were reported on May 29 alone.
In addition, in late April the county acknowledged that the Calls Creek sewage treatment plant had been discharging an unknown volume of improperly treated water over an unknown period of time into Calls Creek.
For more on this story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: New Bridge under construction at Barber Creek.