Public Notice | Major Wastewater Discharge Reported to EPD

Public Notice | MAJOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGE REPORTED TO EPD:

EPD Coastal District
400 Commerce Center Dr.
Brunswick, GA 31523

DATE OF MAJOR DISCHARGE: Thursday, June 8, 2023

REPORT SUBMITTED: Friday, June 9, 2023

LOCATION OF MAJOR DISCHARGE: Pooler Water Reclamation Facility located
at 1091 S. Rogers St., Pooler, GA

CAUSE OF DISCHARGE: Power failure and telephone line failure which impacted
call-out capability.

ESTIMATED DISCHARGE: Estimated 720,840 gallons of partially treated effluent
water.

RECEIVING WATERS: Hardin Canal, a tributary of the Ogeechee River.

CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN: Discharge was stopped immediately. Multiple
Vac-Trucks and Bypass pumps were deployed in multiple areas downstream and
recovered 310,500 gallons of contaminated water.

SPILL STATUS: Discharge is no longer happening.

CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT FUTURE DISCHARGE: Install of a
secondary back-up call out service on a cellular based platform.

SIGNS POSTED: Friday, June 9, 2023

MEDIA/HEALTH DEPARTMENT/ OTHERS NOTIFIED: Savannah Morning News,
WRQH Savannah, Fox 28 TV, and the Chatham County Health Department

CONTACTS: Charles Heino Office: 912-445-0050 Mobile: 912-445-1884