Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0020826

SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP), Soperton, GA: NPDES GA0020826 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP), held by City of Soperton, holds NPDES permit GA0020826. EPA’s file records it issued December 18, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020.

SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP), Soperton, Georgia: Individual permit GA0020826, held by City of Soperton; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 18, 2015, term to December 31, 2020; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 131 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 335% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 394 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 746% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 398 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 264% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 61 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 567% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 67 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 580% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 5 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 11% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 51 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 29, 2024, largest 567% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 97 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 97 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 4 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 23, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
September 23, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
April 28, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 233 were issued before GA0020826.

Coverages issued nearest GA0020826

November 20, 2015: ABBEVILLE, CITY OF (ABBEVILLE WPCP), Abbeville, GA0047643, held by Abbeville, City of (WPCP)
November 30, 2015: PEARSON, CITY OF (PEARSON WPCP), Pearson, GA0038334, held by Pearson, City of
November 30, 2015: LAVONIA, CITY OF (LAVONIA WPCP), Lavonia, GA0038661, held by Lavonia, City of
December 7, 2015: BOWMAN, CITY OF (BOWMAN WPCP), Bowman, GA0021067, held by Bowman, City of
December 11, 2015: FAYETTEVILLE, CITY OF (WHITEWATER CREEK WPCP), Fayetteville, GA0035807, held by Fayetteville, City of
December 28, 2015: LOUISVILLE, CITY OF (FORSTMANN WPCP), Louisville, GA0050243, held by Louisville, City of
January 25, 2016: VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP), Villa Rica, GA0027162, held by Villa Rica, City of
January 25, 2016: MENLO, CITY OF (MENLO WPCP), Menlo, GA0047023, held by Menlo, City of
January 25, 2016: LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP), Lincolnton, GA0049450, held by Lincolnton, City of
January 28, 2016: WADLEY, CITY OF (WADLEY WPCP), Wadley, GA0021024, held by Wadley, City of

SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 49 discharge permits in the Upper Turnpike Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701050302), GA0020826 among them. Its county holds 4, 0 of them major permits; GA0020826 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Turnpike Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701050302)

ABBEVILLE, CITY OF (ABBEVILLE WPCP), Abbeville: GA0047643, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2020
AILEY, CITY OF (AILEY WPCP), Ailey: GA0049247, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2023
ALAMO, CITY OF (ALAMO WPCP), Alamo: GA0037753, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
BEASLEY TIMBER CO. ? CLAXTON ROAD MAINTENANCE FACILITY, Hazlehurst: GAIS15002, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
BROXTON, CITY OF (BROXTON WPCP), Broxton: GAJ020124, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2021
CADWELL, TOWN OF (CADWELL WPCP), Cadwell: GA0025887, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2020
COCHRAN, CITY OF (COCHRAN WPCP), Cochran: GA0032107, major permit, permit term to October 31, 2022
COCHRAN, CITY OF (WELL #2 CITY BARN WTP), Cochran: GAG640086, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CROSSVIEW CARE CENTER (CROSSVIEW CARE CENTER WPCP), Pineview: GA0034291, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2022
CUSTOM PROFILES, INC., Fitzgerald: GA0037842, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP)
Permittee as filed	City of Soperton
NPDES ID	GA0020826
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 18, 2015
Expiration date	December 31, 2020
Address	Soperton, GA 30457
Subwatershed	Upper Turnpike Creek (HUC 030701050302)
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
11With a violation of any kind
7With 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	2	131	35	June 30, 2025	335% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	394	18	March 31, 2026	746% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	398	14	February 29, 2024	264% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	61	11	April 30, 2025	567% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	67	7	March 31, 2026	580% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	5	71	2	September 30, 2021	11% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	51	1	February 29, 2024	567% over the limit
pH	2	97	0
Coliform, fecal general	2	97	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	4	53	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	16	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0020826.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0020826.

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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 23, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
September 23, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
April 28, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GA0020826 for SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP) in Soperton, GA, held by City of Soperton, which is administratively continued and listed as a minor discharger. The page lists 11 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's issue and expiration dates as recorded in EPA's file.