Almost 15,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into DeKalb County waters on Wednesday, county reports show.
The county’s watershed management department reported an 11,390-gallon spill into the Indian Creek. The spill occurred in the 3400 block of Kensington Road in Decatur, officials said.
About 3,360 gallons of raw sewage also spilled into Snapfinger Creek in the 4100 block of Rockbridge Heights Drive in Stone Mountain, reports show.
In December, the federal Environmental Protection Agency mandated DeKalb upgrade its sewer system after the county reported more than 800 raw sewage spills in five years.
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