The McLemore Resort in Rising Fawn is facing a proposed state penalty and a halt on new construction after two raw sewage spills and more than 100 wastewater permit violations, according to a report by WRCB News Channel 3 Chattanooga.
Records obtained by WRCB from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) show the McLemore Water Reclamation Facility experienced two separate raw sewage spills due to lift station failures.
The first spill occurred in October 2025, when approximately 60,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into Mill Creek. A second spill followed in January 2026, releasing an additional 9,300 gallons. Together, the two incidents discharged nearly 70,000 gallons of raw sewage into the creek…