Oconee County Searching For Cause Of Two Nearby Sewer Spills On Major Force Main Line
Lee Baker, Oconee County Observations
February 25, 2025
***Problem With Pipe Joints Seems Likely***
Oconee County experienced two major spills in the last nine months on its major force main sewer line servicing the county’s commercial hub due to problems during installation of the pipe joints or with the pipe itself, county leaders now believe.
The two breaks occurred about 100 yards apart at joints on the line, which runs along an unnamed tributary to McNutt Creek that separates Tanglebrook subdivision and the Pinewood Estates South mobile home park.
As a result of the breaks, up to 34,713 gallons of sewage on Feb. 13 of this year and 20,332 gallons on June 1 of last year spilled into the tributary just south of where it flows under Tanglebrook Drive at the entrance to Tanglebrook subdivision.