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Altamaha Riverkeeper Alleges Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant is in Violation of the Clean Water Act
On Wednesday, May 18th, the Altamaha Riverkeeper sent a 60-day
Notice of Intent to Sue to the City of Dublin for being in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. The notice informs the City of Dublin that it must stop polluting the Oconee River or face legal action.
Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland investigated and documented unprocessed sewage, floating solid materials, and foam flowing out of the discharge pipe from the City of Dublin's wastewater treatment plant into the Oconee River. Additional follow up visits confirmed the discharge pouring into the receiving stream contained putrid materials associated with municipal sewage.
The Altamaha Riverkeeper's attorneys at the Georgia Center for Law in the Public
Interest also visited the site and confirmed the problems. Based on the problems,
The Georgia Center sent a 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue that informs the City
of Dublin, that in their opinion, the city is in violation of the federal Clean
Water Act.
James Holland, The Altamaha Riverkeeper says "Boaters and swimmers should stay
clear of this area until this pipe can be cleaned up. The discharge from this
pipe is just plain nasty."
The Altamaha Riverkeeper is a non-profit organization working to protect and
restore the water quality and flow of the Altamaha River from its headwaters
the Oconee, the Ocmulgee, and the Ohoopee to its terminus at the Atlantic Ocean.
More information is available on our website.
The Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest is a non-profit organizations that provides free high quality legal assistance to local, state and national environmental organizations working to protect Georgia's natural resources from unlawful air and water pollution. Additional information may be found at www.cleangeorgia.org.
4/12/04 - Dublin Pipe showing foam and tree cut up and left.
4/8/04 - Mouth of Dublin WPCP effluent stream showing...
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60-day Notice to of
Intent to Sue (pdf)
In front of Dublin WPCP effluent pipe on 4/1/04.
4/19/04 Dublin WPCP stream with sludge floating
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