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What caused 541,000-gallon sewer spill at Gainesville treatment plant

Water flows along in Flat Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

11012018 CREEK 003.JPG — Water flows along in Flat Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

An estimated 541,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater was discharged Saturday, May 23, at Gainesville’s Flat Creek Water Reclamation Facility, according to a city of Gainesville press release Friday, May 29.