City of Savannah crews responded to a minor sewage spill at 502 East River Street on Monday.
It's believed an aging main split, causing an estimated release of 1,300 gallons of sewage to spill into the storm drainage system which flows into the Savannah River.
The amount of the spill is classified as a minor spill under State Environmental Protection Division guidelines, which considers anything less than 10,000 gallons minor.
City crews were notified of the spill at 8:03 a.m. Monday, and the spill was corrected by 2:15 p.m. The break was repaired and the area of street and sidewalk affected was cleaned.
All agencies required by the State EPD were notified. Spill notification signs will be placed at areas of public access to the river in the area affected by the spill.
The city of Savannah has struggled with aging pipes and a steady stream of grease down the drain as the cause of minor spills, but other Georgia cities have had far more serious problems.
Monday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that state environmental regulators were fining the city $113,000 for two sewage spills that poured nearly 26 million gallons of of untreated sewage into local waterways this year.