Julie, an interviewee identified in the episode, said Camden County used a Section 319 Nonpoint Source grant to address failing septic systems on Horsepin Creek after the waterway appeared on the EPA 303(d) list for high coliform levels. "We got almost $400,000 ... and we replaced failing septic systems," she said, describing the work as collaborative with the Department of Health, the University of Georgia, the St. Mary's Riverkeeper, the St. Mary's River Management Committee and the county public works department.

Julie said the county pumped out, repaired and replaced septic systems to reduce bacterial loading to the St. Mary's River. According to her, water testing conducted by the St. Mary's Riverkeeper showed that, after those repairs, the "total daily load of [fecal] coliform" fell by about 92 percent. She added that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified the program as a success story and that the St. Mary's Riverkeeper nominated the project for recognition by a state water-coalition report.

The interview did not specify the exact grant award language or contract dates. Julie named the Section 319 Nonpoint Source grant program and described partners who helped with testing and implementation; she did not give a detailed timeline for remaining monitoring or additional steps. The county's next steps, as described in the episode, are continued monitoring and upkeep of the replaced systems. The funding source was presented as the Section 319 program administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' environmental protection unit, with complementary testing and community partnership from local and state organizations.

No formal motions or votes were discussed in the episode. The claims about the water-quality improvement are presented here as reported by Julie and supported in the episode by testing performed by the St. Mary's Riverkeeper; no independent documentation was provided in the audio.