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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0003735

PINOVA, INC., Brunswick, GA: NPDES GA0003735 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PINOVA, INC., held by Pinova, Inc., holds NPDES permit GA0003735. EPA’s file records it issued July 24, 2017 and expiring July 31, 2022.

PINOVA, INC., Brunswick, Georgia: Individual permit GA0003735, held by Pinova, Inc.; Effective; issued July 24, 2017, term to July 31, 2022; Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing.

  • Enterococci: 1 limit, 46 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Carbon tetrachloride: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 188% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2018, largest 374% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 97% over the limit.
  • Toxaphene: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 493,727% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2016.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2017, largest 20% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, ortho: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, Total As P: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Organics, total: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Pinova, Inc.

PINOVA, INC. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 70 discharge permits in the Mackay River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean subwatershed (HUC 030702030203), GA0003735 among them. Its county holds 83, 6 of them major permits; GA0003735 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Mackay River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean subwatershed (HUC 030702030203)

Identity

Facility as filedPINOVA, INC.
Permittee as filedPinova, Inc.
NPDES IDGA0003735
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 24, 2017
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2022
AddressBrunswick, GA 31520
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedMackay River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean (HUC 030702030203)
NAICS325211 – Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
SIC2861 – Gum And Wood Chemicals
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler GAD004065520

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Enterococci14641April 30, 202399,999% over the limit
Carbon tetrachloride187March 31, 2024188% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C4106February 28, 2018374% over the limit
Solids, total suspended495September 30, 202197% over the limit
Toxaphene185March 31, 2024493,727% over the limit
pH294May 31, 2016
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]131September 30, 201720% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant660
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]240
Copper, total recoverable240
Phosphorus, ortho220
Phosphorus, Total As P220
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total220
Organics, total220
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]110

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0003735.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0003735.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 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.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES GA0003735.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GA0003735, held by PINOVA, INC. in Brunswick, GA, which is listed as Effective and classed as a Major Discharger. The facts list 15 pollutants on file, 7 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.