Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0020931

PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP), Plains, GA: NPDES GA0020931 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP), held by Plains, City of (Plains WPCP), holds NPDES permit GA0020931. EPA’s file records it issued November 15, 2013 and expiring November 30, 2018.

PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP), Plains, Georgia: Individual permit GA0020931, held by Plains, City of (Plains WPCP); Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 15, 2013, term to November 30, 2018.

Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 4,900% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020, largest 143% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 19 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 88% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 136 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2021, largest 107% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 47% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 35% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 53% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2015, largest 1,650% over the limit.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 39 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 16, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
August 26, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
July 30, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
July 17, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
April 15, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
February 16, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
January 31, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 159 were issued before GA0020931.

Coverages issued nearest GA0020931

September 13, 2013: SAINT MARYS, CITY OF (POINT PETER WPCP), Saint Marys, GA0039047, held by Saint Marys, City of
September 27, 2013: GRANTVILLE, CITY OF (PINE STREET WPCP - POND #2), Grantville, GA0033201, held by Grantville, City of
September 27, 2013: GRANTVILLE, CITY OF (MERIWETHER STREET WPCP - POND #3), Grantville, GA0033219, held by Grantville, City of
September 27, 2013: GRANTVILLE, CITY OF (LONE OAK RD WPCP - POND #4), Grantville, GA0033227, held by Grantville, City of
September 30, 2013: TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP), Trion, GA0025607, held by Trion, Town of
November 15, 2013: SMITHVILLE, CITY OF (SMITHVILLE WPCP), Smithville, GA0047422, held by Smithville, City of
November 19, 2013: JEFFERSON, CITY OF (CENTRAL CITY WPCP), Jefferson, GA0023132, held by Jefferson, City of
November 23, 2013: LEARY, CITY OF (LEARY WPCP), Leary, GA0026212, held by Leary, City of
December 12, 2013: BLAIRSVILLE, CITY OF (BLAIRSVILLE WPCP), Blairsville, GA0033375, held by Blairsville, City of
December 22, 2013: BUFORD, CITY OF (WESTSIDE WPCP), Buford, GA0023175, held by Buford, City of

PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 82 discharge permits in the Upper Lake Blackshear subwatershed (HUC 031300060602), GA0020931 among them. Its county holds 13, 0 of them major permits; GA0020931 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Lake Blackshear subwatershed (HUC 031300060602)

656 GA HWY 30 WPCP, Buena Vista: GAG550106, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2020
AASHANA, LLC (SHELL FOOD MART WPCP), Elko: GA0022594, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2022
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. - PERRY, Perry: GAIS14462, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
AKRALOS ANIMAL NUTRITION, Cordele: GAIS15259, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
ALBANY, CITY OF (ALBANY CSO), Albany: GA0036854, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2019
ALBANY, CITY OF (JOSHUA STREET WPCP), Albany: GA0037222, major permit, permit term to June 30, 2019
AMERICUS, CITY OF (AMERICUS WTP), Americus: GAG640088, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
AMERICUS, CITY OF (MILL CREEK WPCP), Americus: GA0047767, major permit, permit term to July 14, 2019
ANH DUONG FARM LLC, Cordele: GAR18C1DF, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
ARABI, CITY OF (ARABI WPCP), Arabi: GA0050370, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2031

Identity

Facility as filed	PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP)
Permittee as filed	Plains, City of (Plains WPCP)
NPDES ID	GA0020931
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	November 15, 2013
Expiration date	November 30, 2018
Address	Plains, GA 31780
Subwatershed	Upper Lake Blackshear (HUC 031300060602)

Effluent limits and exceedances

17Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
17With 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
Coliform, fecal general	2	58	23	June 30, 2026	4,900% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	46	10	April 30, 2020	143% over the limit
pH	2	33	7	December 31, 2024
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	19	6	March 31, 2026	88% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	136	5	July 31, 2021	107% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	19	5	July 31, 2026	47% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	133	2	April 30, 2012	35% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	6	2	July 31, 2026	53% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	1	1	December 31, 2015	1,650% over the limit
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	39	0
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	4	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	0	2	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	0	2	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	0	2	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	2	0
Mercury, total recoverable	0	2	0
Phosphate, ortho [as P]	0	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 31, 2026	Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0020931.

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
September 16, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
August 26, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
July 30, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
July 17, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
April 15, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
February 16, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit GA0020931 for PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP) in Plains, GA, a minor discharger in the Upper Lake Blackshear (HUC 031300060602) subwatershed. The facts list 17 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, 17 with a violation of any kind, and 9 with an effluent exceedance.