UGA may be penalized for polluting creek

Associated Press

ATHENS — State Environmental Protection Division officials are expected to consider next week whether to impose penalties on the University of Georgia for polluting Tanyard Creek, which runs through the campus.

Paint used to decorate the playing field at Sanford Stadium dyed the creek white and red on Nov. 19 when university athletic association workers washed off painting equipment connected to a newly installed drain.

The drain had been mistakenly hooked into a storm sewer, which carries runoff into the creek.

Officials say the drain should have been attached to the sanitary sewer system, which carries waste to a sewage treatment plant.