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Why sewage spill wasn’t addressed until Tuesday
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City of Gainesville water intake from Lake Lanier near the Riverside water treatment plant. - photo by Scott Rogers
Raw sewage began spilling into a creek upstream of Lake Lanier as early as Friday, and more than 10,000 gallons had spilled by noon Tuesday before it was stopped, according to Gainesville officials.