“The Gainesville Department of Water Resources (DWR) has stopped a sewer spill into an unnamed tributary to Balus Creek. The spill was located and remedied Thursday, March 14. At approximately 12:54 p.m. March 14, the City of Gainesville received a call about an overflowing sanitary sewer manhole. A wastewater discharge was located on the 4400 block of Beechnut View and found to be entering an unnamed tributary to Balus Creek. City staff determined a sewer choke caused the discharge. The correction was made and flow restored by 2 p.m. DWR estimates about 3,300 gallons reached the tributary. The area of the spill was assessed and no dead or stressed aquatic life were found. All field parameters for water quality were within state water quality standards. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division was notified Thursday afternoon and signs were posted.”
