{"id":2446,"date":"2026-06-26T18:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:08:36","slug":"sewage-spill-kills-44000-fish-in-chattahoochee-river-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2446","title":{"rendered":"Sewage Spill Kills 44,000 Fish In Chattahoochee River, Report Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2444\">US Diplomat Dies In Myanmar After Thai Ex-Wife Allegedly Stabs Him In Head, Neck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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\u2019s time, per the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. <strong>(RELATED: Sea Lion Charges At Fisherman, Steals Yellowfish Tuna In Incredible Display Of Thievery)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s written in the report\u2019s findings by a state investigator that the entity \u201ccan reasonably conclude that the fish kill was the result of the development of hypoxic conditions\u201d following a discharge of wastewater out of a sewer system tunnel located in the river, which took place the day the storms happened.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0\u201cunprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2442\">How US Leaders\u2019 Attempts To Dominate The World Are Weakening One Of Our Greatest Advantages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A joint investigation has been carried out by the Riverkeeper, Atlanta\u2019s 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\u2019s witnessed in two decades, per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The focus has been on a tunnel network that is located under the city.<\/p>\n<p>The watershed department, via a statement, said they recognize \u201cthe significance of this environmental impact and remains committed to transparency throughout the investigation and recovery process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Updated to include a statement from Atlanta\u2019s Department of Watershed Management.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2441\">Germany Effectively Banned Citizen Vigilante Movie So Elon Musk Posted The Entire Film On X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking place in the Chattahoochee River, a fish kill was triggered by an oxygen-depleted water overflow, according to a state agency report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2679,461,9],"class_list":["post-2446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-fish","tag-georgia","tag-sewage-spill"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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