This story was updated on Thursday, June 6.
A section of the Chattahoochee River in metro Atlanta remains closed after an issue at a Fulton County water treatment plant. Fulton officials are working to address the problem at the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility. Though they say they’ve made progress getting the plant fully operational again, the county doesn’t yet have a firm date on when it will be fixed.
In the meantime, the facility is releasing about 15 million gallons a day of partially-treated wastewater into the river.
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