Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0004162
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (TALLULAH FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT), Tallulah Falls, GA: NPDES GA0004162 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (TALLULAH FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT), held by Georgia Power Company, holds NPDES permit GA0004162. EPA’s file records it issued March 16, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (TALLULAH FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Georgia Power Company |
| NPDES ID | GA0004162 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 16, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Address | Tallulah Falls, GA 30523 |
| Subwatershed | Whitewater River (HUC 030601010104) |
| NAICS | 221111 – Hydroelectric Power Generation |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 0 | 12 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES GA0004162.
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 GA0004162.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 October 14, 2026.