Karen Shields

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Nearly 10,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into an unnamed tributary of Dicks Creek near Suwanee Wednesday according to Karen Shields, Director of Communications.

“The Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer was notified at 7:15 a.m. and the overflow was stopped at 9 a.m., “Shields said.  “The main cause was determined to be cleaning rags and construction debris.”

County clean-up crews cleaned the area, spread lime and posted signs to warn the public about the spill.

Shields said the Georgia Environmental Protection Division was notified in accordance with state regulations.

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