VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - A task force representing a dozen Florida counties is preparing to speak with the Valdosta City Council on Thursday.

The group is concerned with sewage spills in Valdosta and how they impact counties further downriver on the Suwannee River.

They first met with the city in 2020, and say things have improved, but recent spills have reignited discussion.

Local riverkeepers are encouraging people to attend the Thursday meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Valdosta City Hall Annex.

Suwannee Riverkeeper and executive director John S. Quarterman said sewage spills don’t just impact Florida residents.

“This also matters upstream in Georgia, because, for example, Lowndes County, Georgia, is always trying to attract clean industry with the sorts of people who like to oh le

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