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[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

[Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers]
Diesel spill, Racetrac, Valdosta, GA, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, 2026-08-22, Drains to Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee, Alapaha, Suwannee Rivers

Reported

[Diesel from truck to storm drain, 2026-08-22 --texted by a WWALS member about 4 PM]
Diesel from truck to storm drain, 2026-08-22 --texted by a WWALS member about 4 PM

[At Briarwood Road, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, Valdosta, GA, 2026-08-22 --texted by a WWALS member about 4 PM]
At Briarwood Road, US 84, I-75 Exit 16, Valdosta, GA, 2026-08-22 --texted by a WWALS member about 4 PM

Observed

[Valdosta Fire Department at diesel spill scene, 2026-08-22, 17:15 --jsq for WWALS]
Valdosta Fire Department at diesel spill scene, 2026-08-22, 17:15 --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Diesel spill, Racetrac, US-84, I-75 Exit 16 (27M), 2026-08-22, 17:15 --jsq for WWALS]
Movie: Diesel spill, Racetrac, US-84, I-75 Exit 16 (27M), 2026-08-22, 17:15 --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Diesel ran from this truck (30M), 2026-08-22, 17:15 --jsq for WWALS]
Movie: Diesel ran from this truck (30M), 2026-08-22, 17:15 --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Storm drain in sight of Exit 16, I-75 (23M), 2026-08-22, 17:16 --jsq for WWALS]
Movie: Storm drain in sight of Exit 16, I-75 (23M), 2026-08-22, 17:16 --jsq for WWALS

[CCTV images inside Racetrac, 2026-08-22, 17:20 --jsq for WWALS]
CCTV images inside Racetrac, 2026-08-22, 17:20 --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Leak started about 2:30 PM, Valdosta Fire Dept. here since 3:30 (39M), 2026-08-22, 17:20 --jsq for WWALS]
Movie: Leak started about 2:30 PM, Valdosta Fire Dept. here since 3:30 (39M), 2026-08-22, 17:20 --jsq for WWALS

[Movie: Actually drains into Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee River, Alapaha River (142M), 2026-08-22, 18:31 --jsq for WWALS]
Movie: Actually drains into Mud Swamp Creek, Alapahoochee River, Alapaha River (142M), 2026-08-22, 18:31 --jsq for WWALS