Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0025607

TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP), Trion, GA: NPDES GA0025607 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP), held by Trion, Town of, holds NPDES permit GA0025607. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2013 and expiring September 30, 2018.

TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP), Trion, Georgia: Individual permit GA0025607, held by Trion, Town of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 30, 2013, term to September 30, 2018; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Phosphorus, total [as P]: 8 limits, 166 violations of any kind, 164 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2019, largest 1,484% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 31% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 498% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020, largest 243% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2015, largest 200% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2010, largest 1,915% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2007, largest 112% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2007, largest 33% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2011, largest 233% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Color [admi units]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 10, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 158 were issued before GA0025607.

Coverages issued nearest GA0025607

August 28, 2013: DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (NORTHSIDE WPCP), Douglasville, GA0030350, held by Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority (WSA)
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
November 15, 2013: PLAINS, CITY OF (PLAINS WPCP), Plains, GA0020931, held by Plains, City of (Plains WPCP)
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

TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Chappel Creek-Chattooga River subwatershed (HUC 031501050408), GA0025607 among them. Its county holds 15, 3 of them major permits; GA0025607 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Chappel Creek-Chattooga River subwatershed (HUC 031501050408)

FY 2023 CDBG WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Summerville: GAR25428A, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
LE25196 CHATTOOGA RIDGE, Trion: GAR18BED6, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
THE BREAKERS AT TRION, Trion: GAR153C46, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
TOWN OF TRION, Trion: GAL025607, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
TOWN OF TRION WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 310696, Trion: GAR248417, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP)
Permittee as filed	Trion, Town of
NPDES ID	GA0025607
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	September 30, 2013
Expiration date	September 30, 2018
Address	Trion, GA 30753
Subwatershed	Chappel Creek-Chattooga River (HUC 031501050408)
Program components on file	Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
14With 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
Phosphorus, total [as P]	8	166	164	February 28, 2019	1,484% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	31	31	December 31, 2015	31% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	21	21	December 31, 2025	498% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	10	10	April 30, 2020	243% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	7	7	July 31, 2015	200% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	6	6	June 30, 2010	1,915% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	2	2	August 31, 2007	112% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	1	1	October 31, 2007	33% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	1	1	July 31, 2011	233% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	1	0
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	1	0
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales	1	1	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	0	1	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	0	1	0
Color [admi units]	4	0	0
pH	2	0	0
Phosphate, ortho [as P]	2	0	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0025607.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 10, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 GA0025607.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0025607, held by Trion, Town of for TRION, TOWN OF (TRION WPCP) in Trion, GA, a publicly owned treatment works classed as a major discharger with administratively continued status. The page lists 16 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, within the Chappel Creek-Chattooga River subwatershed (HUC 031501050408).