SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Around 12,000 gallons of sewage has spilled on the 1991 GA-25 Connector within the past seven days after a second spill occurred Wednesday, according to city officials.

The sewage spill occurred around at 8 a.m. Wednesday due to a failed air release valve (ARV) in a sanitary sewer force main, a city spokesperson said. An estimated 5,000 gallons of sewage discharged through a manhole before it was stopped.

Six days prior to this spill, a notice was made for a spill at the same location on Thursday, Oct. 23 due to a failure of the same air release valve. A city spokesperson said it was repaired onsite after the Oct. 23 spill.

An estimated 7,000 gallons of sewage was spilled in that incident.

Since the amount spilled was under 10,000 gallons, the Georgia Environment

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