Georgetown says to avoid water at Blue Hole, San Gabriel parks after line failure sends wastewater into river
A family takes a walk across the dam over the San Gabriel River on the northern section of San Gabriel Park on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Photo by Andy Sharp
On January 5 at 10 a.m., City of Georgetown Water Utility crews discovered a major wastewater line failure at the Wolf Ranch lift station. The 42-inch wastewater line is located in the south fork of the San Gabriel River, about a quarter mile west of I-35 and behind the Wolf Ranch shopping center.
City crews have seen signs of untreated wastewater at the location of the break and downstream, …
