Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0020320
HAMPTON, CITY OF (BEAR CREEK WPCP), Hampton, GA: NPDES GA0020320 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HAMPTON, CITY OF (BEAR CREEK WPCP), held by City of Hampton, holds NPDES permit GA0020320. EPA’s file records it issued April 18, 2013 and expiring April 30, 2018. 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 | HAMPTON, CITY OF (BEAR CREEK WPCP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Hampton |
| NPDES ID | GA0020320 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 18, 2013 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2018 |
| Address | Hampton, GA 30228 |
| Subwatershed | Cole Creek-Tobesofkee Creek (HUC 030701031401) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 16Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 8 | February 28, 2026 | 1,611% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 6 | 6 | February 28, 2026 | 1,355% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 6 | 6 | February 28, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 5 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 1,023% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 5 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 3,371% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 68% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 36% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 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 GA0020320.
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.