Oconee County Reports Second Spill In Month At Sewer Plant

Oconee County late Tuesday reported its second major spill in less than a month from its Calls Creek wastewater treatment plant outside Watkinsville.

According to the county, an estimated 72,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater was released on Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 5 and 6) into Calls Creek from the plant, which is located at 1100 Durhams Mill Way, on the north side of Watkisville.

The wastewater release exceeded permit limits for Total Suspended Solids (TSS).

The county said it notified the Georgia EPD, which classifies the discharge as a major spill, and the Oconee County Environmental Health Department.

On Jan. 9, the county reported a major spill of an estimated 24,000 gallons of wastewater that exceeded permit limits for total suspended solids from the Calls Creek plant.

For more on this story, please go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: County Administrator Justin Kirouac.