Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0023710
BUENA VISTA, CITY OF (BUENA VISTA WPCP), Buena Vista, GA: NPDES GA0023710 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUENA VISTA, CITY OF (BUENA VISTA WPCP), held by City of Buena Vista, holds NPDES permit GA0023710. EPA’s file records it issued November 15, 2019 and expiring November 30, 2024. 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 | BUENA VISTA, CITY OF (BUENA VISTA WPCP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Buena Vista |
| NPDES ID | GA0023710 |
| 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, 2019 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2024 |
| Address | Buena Vista, GA 31803 |
| Subwatershed | Cool Branch-Chattahoochee River (HUC 031300030905) |
| 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
- 20Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 20With 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 | 107 | 59 | December 31, 2024 | 151% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 56 | 38 | February 28, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 110 | 30 | January 31, 2024 | 253% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 103 | 23 | December 31, 2023 | 187% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 30 | 20 | March 31, 2025 | 207% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 16 | 6 | December 31, 2023 | 233% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 23 | 3 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 1 | November 30, 2022 | 2% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total organic [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 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 GA0023710.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, GA0023710.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID GA0023710 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Buena Vista
- Every permit record in Buena Vista, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Georgia
- Every permit record in Georgia, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.