In the Albany Herald, May 9, 2020, Deadline set to comment on Valdosta EPD Enforcement Order, The Enforcement Order includes a fine, plus many requirements for management and technology. “Well, I’m glad they are doing the enforcement order, requiring them to get the fixes in place,” said Deanna Mericle of Hamilton County, Fla., who was […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (see also PDF) Three weeks to comment on GA-EPD Valdosta wastewater Consent Order Hahira, GA, May 4, 2020 — May 27th is the deadline to comment on the Enforcement Order the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD) finally issued on Valdosta for sewage spills. For decades, Valdosta has spilled wastewater into the Withlacoochee […]
Update 2020-05-04: Press Release, Three weeks to comment on GA-EPD Valdosta wastewater Consent Order. Much of what many people requested is in this Enforcement Order EPD-WP-8904 of the Public Notice of April 27, 2020. Photo 1: Site where sewage flowed out of manhole into Sugar Creek. Perhaps the most popular request, a fine, is included. […]
It turns out Valdosta can schedule a workshop for elected officials to meet with the Valdosta City Council, as the the dozen downstream Florida counties previously requested. Emma Wheeler, WCTV, 7 March 2019, Task force looks to curb Valdosta sewage spills, VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) — Communities continue to push for more prevention of spills at […]
Update 2019-03-17: Valdosta has agreed to meet with the dozen downstream Florida counties, elected officials to elected officials, 6PM, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Valdosta City Hall Annex, and “the public will have an opportunity to speak.” A dozen downstream Florida counties want to meet with the Valdosta City Council, elected officials to elected officials, […]
Valdosta Utilities naturally painted as rosy a picture as possible, and newspapers have limited space, so here is the rest of the story about Valdosta wastewater at the Suwannee River Water Management District board meeting last Tuesday. SRWMD Chair Virginia H. Johns understands the stigma, and Board Member Virginia Sanchez spelled it out: “You don’t […]
Update 2019-02-18: The rest of the Valdosta wastewater story at SRWMD 2019-02-12. The most direct interaction by the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) Board that I’ve ever seen, yesterday, when Valdosta Utilities Director Darryl Muse came to explain what Valdosta has done and is doing to stop its sewage spills. Neither the board nor […]
2019-002-13: WWALS videos. Received just now, the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) agenda for next Tuesday includes: 7.B. Cooperating Agencies and Organizations — City of Valdosta Utilities Department Presentation When: 9 AM, Tuesday, February 23, 2019 Where: 9225 Co Rd 49, Live Oak, FL 32060 What: SRWMD Board Packet. 7.B. Valdosta Utilities Good news: […]
WWALS will tour Valdosta’s Wastewater Treatment Plants (WTPs). Thanks to Scott Fowler and Director Darryl Muse for the longstanding invitation. WWALS invites you to come, from both Georgia and Florida, especially people downstream on the Withlacoochee, Alapaha, or Suwannee Rivers. When: 9AM, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 Where: Valdosta Utilties, 1016 Myrtle Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601 […]
Thanks to new Valdosta Utilities Director Darryl Muse, we think we have communication channels clarified between Valdosta and WWALS, and we have a proposal for the state of Georgia to do what Florida and Alabama are already doing to prevent communication issues in the future. Especially since we expected paddlers from Atlanta and Gainesville, Florida, […]
