City of Savannah crews responded to a minor sewage spill at 1 Knowlton Way, Sunday. The spill was the result of an 8-inch split in a pipe.
The total volume discharged was 50 gallons, which is classified as a minor spill under State Environmental Protection Division guidelines.
City water and sewer crews were notified of the spill at 1:55 p.m., and the spill was corrected at 2 p.m. The station was turned off, the storm drainage ditch was contained and the mix of storm drainage and sewage was removed. The force main was repaired.
An upcoming capital improvement project is designing an upgrade to the lift station and a new force main to replace this existing one. A spill notification will be posted at St. Augustine Creek, officials said.
All agencies required by the wtate EPD were notified, city officials said..