On Saturday, June 27, a chemical spill at the City of Atlanta South River Water Reclamation Facility resulted in fish kill on the South River in #DeKalbCounty.

The fish kill was reported to DNR by a resident who documented several species of minnow, sunfish, and catfish between the Moreland Ave bridge and Constitution Lakes. • Despite conflicting information from the City of Atlanta and virtually no information from EPD or DNR, effects of the spill were documented by the USGS montoring station at Forrest Park Rd (approx 1/4 mile downstream of the facility) measuring a spike in conductivity and acidity and a drastic change in pH. • As of 6pm June 30th, the Atlanta Dept of Watershed states that a preliminary verbal report from the EPD inspection is that the spill “did not make its way to South River” and that the reported fish kill location is "upstream of the plant location". • This is entirely inaccurate as the fish kill reported to DNR on the 27th is downstream of the facility. See map. • In 2025, two mulch fires at 2670 Jonesboro Rd, Atlanta, one of which burned for days, resulted in fish kill on the river. To date, and to SRWA’s knowledge, the City of Atlanta has failed to take any action to require the owner to remediate the site. #fishkill #atlantafishkill #atlantachemicalspill #atlantapollution #atlantawaterpollution #southriver #southriverga #southriverfishkill @arabiamountain_nha @thewatershedtea @jasonwinston @atldistrict1 #atl Councilmember Jason Winston #atlantawatershedmanagement #atlantawatersheddepartment #atlantawatershedlearningnetwork #atlantawatershed #atlanta @cityofatlantaga City of Atlanta Government @wawa_online @cityofatllaw Chattahoochee River Conservancy West Atlanta Watershed Alliance @georgiaadoptastream Georgia Water Coalition @georgia_river_network @gcvoters #GCV @Atlanta People's Campaign @atlanta_civic_circle @atldemsoc @dekalbwaterwatch Georgia Adopt-A-Stream