Fayette

County's recent severe winter weather is

apparently the main cause of a small sewage spill

into Lake Peachtree Sunday.

According

to a statement by Peachtree City Water and

Sewerage Authority general manager Larry Turner,

a power failure occurred at a pump station, which

caused the discharge of about 1,500 gallons into

the upper reaches of the lake near Ga. Highway

54.

"Most,

if not all, of the sewage was recovered from the

lake by the use of a sewer vacuum truck owned by

the authority," said Turner.

The

Fayette County Water System and the state's

Environmental Protection Division were

immediately notified.

Turner

said that he learned from the EPD when informing

them of this incident that a number of similar

spills were being attended to all over the metro

Atlanta area, also due to the weather and power

outages.

The

Authority is still in the process of negotiating

with the EPD concerning fines from two larger

spills last year.

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