Sewage Spill Kills 44,000 Fish In Chattahoochee River, Report Finds

Taking place in the Chattahoochee River, a fish kill was triggered by an oxygen-depleted water overflow from the combined sewer system in Atlanta, reads a Georgia Department of Natural Resources report.

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Approximately 44,500 fish were killed by low oxygen levels throughout a span of nearly 16 river miles, stretching from South Fulton to Peachtree Creek, read the agency’s Wildlife Resources Division . The incident happened in the evening hours May 20, which was the exact day when metro Atlanta experienced three inches of rainfall in one hour’s time, per the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. (RELATED: Sea Lion Charges At Fisherman, Steals Yellowfish Tuna In Incredible Display Of Thievery)

The dead fish are being valued at nearly $840,000 by the state. Numerous fish species were discovered, but it was stated by the agency that no endangered or threatened species were a part of the kill.

It’s written in the report’s findings by a state investigator that the entity “can reasonably conclude that the fish kill was the result of the development of hypoxic conditions” following a discharge of wastewater out of a sewer system tunnel located in the river, which took place the day the storms happened.

The dead fish were discovered two days later by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and Executive Director Jason Ulseth, according to a prese release from the nonprofit. The ogranization alleged that the fish kill was “unprecedented.”

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A joint investigation has been carried out by the Riverkeeper, Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division into what is being branded by Ulseth as the worst kill of fish that he’s witnessed in two decades, per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The focus has been on a tunnel network that is located under the city.

The watershed department, via a statement, said they recognize “the significance of this environmental impact and remains committed to transparency throughout the investigation and recovery process.”

Editor’s note: Updated to include a statement from Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management.

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