Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0003590
INTERSTATE PAPER, LLC, Riceboro, GA: NPDES GA0003590 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
INTERSTATE PAPER, LLC, held by Interstate Paper, LLC, holds NPDES permit GA0003590. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 1999 and expiring September 30, 2004. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | INTERSTATE PAPER, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Interstate Paper, LLC |
| NPDES ID | GA0003590 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 28, 1999 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2004 |
| Address | Riceboro, GA 31323 |
| Subwatershed | Wilmington River (HUC 030602040101) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler GAD056218415; ICIS-AIR source GA0000001317900001 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 4With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 64 | 96 | 96 | September 30, 2017 | 883% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 32 | 17 | 17 | May 31, 2009 | 471% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 10 | 4 | 3 | July 31, 2025 | 14% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2024 | 9% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 14 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0003590.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0003590.
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | State Administrative Order of Consent | State | $2,000 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.