Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0020338

HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (SOUTH WPCP), Hawkinsville, GA: NPDES GA0020338 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (SOUTH WPCP), held by City of Hawkinsville, holds NPDES permit GA0020338. EPA’s file records it issued December 14, 2012 and expiring December 13, 2017.

HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (SOUTH WPCP), Hawkinsville, Georgia: Individual permit GA0020338, held by City of Hawkinsville; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 14, 2012, term to December 13, 2017; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 32 violations of any kind, 30 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 273% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2018, largest 16,381% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 456% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2014, largest 147% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 900% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 27% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2013.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LC50 Static 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LC50 Static 96Hr Acute Pimephales: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 128 were issued before GA0020338. City of Hawkinsville holds 2 permits in Georgia.

Other permits held by City of Hawkinsville

HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (HAWKINSVILLE SOUTH WTP), Hawkinsville: GAG640091, issued December 31, 2020

Coverages issued nearest GA0020338

May 1, 2012: FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (BIG CREEK WRF), Roswell, GA0024333, held by Fulton County
May 25, 2012: OCONEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (ROCKY BRANCH WRF), Watkinsville, GA0038806, held by Oconee County Board of Commissioners (BOC)
July 13, 2012: DALTON UTILITIES (WHITFIELD MOUNTAIN VIEW ACRES WPCP), Dalton, GA0047848, held by DALTON UTILITIES - WHITFIELD MTN VIEW ACRES SUB WPCP
September 26, 2012: MADISON, CITY OF (NORTHSIDE WPCP), Madison, GA0023159, held by City of Madison
December 11, 2012: DALTON UTILITIES (MILL CREEK WPCP), Dalton, GA0038946, held by Dalton Utilities
December 14, 2012: HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (NORTH WPCP), Hawkinsville, GA0046027, held by Hawkinsville (City of) North
December 20, 2012: ROCKDALE COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (SNAPPING SHOALS WPCP), Conyers, GA0023035, held by Rockdale County Water & Sewerage Authority
December 31, 2012: FORSYTH, CITY OF (NORTHEAST WPCP), Forsyth, GA0031801, held by Forsyth (City of)
January 17, 2013: FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (CAMP CREEK WPCP), Atlanta, GA0025381, held by Fulton County Department of Public Works
January 29, 2013: PINE MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF (PINE MOUNTAIN WPCP), Pine Mountain, GA0025691, held by Pine Mountain, Town of

HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (SOUTH WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 22 discharge permits in the Town Creek-Ocmulgee River subwatershed (HUC 030701040303), GA0020338 among them. Its county holds 8, 2 of them major permits; GA0020338 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Town Creek-Ocmulgee River subwatershed (HUC 030701040303)

AVERY PLACE - UNIT 6 - LOT 190, Unknown: GAR367831, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
AVERY PLACE - UNIT 6 - LOT 192, Unknown: GAR367834, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
BALL STREET WIDENING, Perry: GAR246869, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
BRUIN CROSSING, Hawkinsville: GAR396861, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
CAMPING WORLD - BYRON, Byron: GAR147328, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (SOUTH), Hawkinsville: GAL020338, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
DEER POINT SUBDIVISION PHASE 2, Fort Valley: GAR18B8CE, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
DISCOUNT TIRE GAA 11533, Warner Robins: GAR153BAB, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
DOVER MEADOWS SECTION 4 PHASE 2, Warner Robins: GAR347118, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
ES&PCP- SITE WORK RELATED TO SOIL BORROW AREA, Na: GAR153421, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	HAWKINSVILLE, CITY OF (SOUTH WPCP)
Permittee as filed	City of Hawkinsville
NPDES ID	GA0020338
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	December 14, 2012
Expiration date	December 13, 2017
Address	Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Town Creek-Ocmulgee River (HUC 030701040303)
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

20Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
18With a violation of any kind
9With 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
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	32	30	March 31, 2026	273% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	21	20	March 31, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	11	9	December 31, 2018	16,381% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	11	7	June 30, 2025	456% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	12	4	January 31, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	12	4	April 30, 2014	147% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	1	5	4	September 30, 2025	900% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	7	3	February 28, 2026	27% over the limit
pH	2	3	1	May 31, 2013
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	0	3	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	0	3	0
LC50 Static 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia	0	3	0
LC50 Static 96Hr Acute Pimephales	0	3	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	2	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	2	2	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	0	2	0
Phosphate, ortho [as P]	0	2	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	1	0
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	0	0
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0020338.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0020338.

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 GA0020338.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0020338 for Hawkinsville, City of (South WPCP) in Hawkinsville, GA, held by the City of Hawkinsville, which EPA's file lists as administratively continued and classed as a major discharger. The page reports 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's listed issue date of December 14, 2012 and expiration date of December 13, 2017.