Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0027162

VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP), Villa Rica, GA: NPDES GA0027162 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
19Pollutants under a numeric limit
11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
3Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP), held by Villa Rica, City of, holds NPDES permit GA0027162. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2016 and expiring January 31, 2020.

VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP), Villa Rica, Georgia: Individual permit GA0027162, held by Villa Rica, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 25, 2016, term to January 31, 2020; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 254 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 4,017% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 12 limits, 471 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 160% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 469 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2009, largest 174% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 118 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 1990, largest 48% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 64 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2003, largest 73% over the limit.
Zinc, total recoverable: 1 limit, 49 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2009, largest 60% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 69% over the limit.
pH: 6 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2022.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 58 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 1990, largest 13% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 115 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2020, largest 505% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2014, largest 85% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 65 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, ortho: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 15, 2026: Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards (ST6).
May 15, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
March 19, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).
March 19, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).
March 19, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 235 were issued before GA0027162.

Coverages issued nearest GA0027162

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 18, 2015: SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP), Soperton, GA0020826, held by City of Soperton
December 28, 2015: LOUISVILLE, CITY OF (FORSTMANN WPCP), Louisville, GA0050243, held by Louisville, 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
January 28, 2016: CEDARTOWN, CITY OF (CEDARTOWN WPCP), Cedartown, GA0024074, held by Cedartown, City of
February 5, 2016: FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER & SEWER (THE MANOR WRF), Alpharetta, GA0050244, held by Forsyth County

VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 297 discharge permits in the Upper Euharlee Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501041404), GA0027162 among them. Its county holds 37, 1 of them major permits; GA0027162 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Upper Euharlee Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501041404)

(CED) CEDARTOWN, GA, Cedartown: GAIS14166, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
11 GARDEN GATE, Kingston: GAR18C23D, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
13 GARDEN GATE, Kingston: GAR18C23F, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
159 HAPPY VALLEY, Dallas: GAR18C223, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1872 TOWNSHIP, Rockmart: GAR396699, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1920 - ENPLAS (USA) INC., Marietta: GAIS14911, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
204 BATES FARM, Cartersville: GAR18C1A3, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
242 OLD SANDHILL ROAD, Carrollton: GAR397703, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
28 COHRAN RD, DALLAS, Dallas: GAR18C1F4, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
30 BATES FARM, Cartersville: GAR397762, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP)
Permittee as filed	Villa Rica, City of
NPDES ID	GA0027162
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	January 25, 2016
Expiration date	January 31, 2020
Address	Villa Rica, GA 30180
Subwatershed	Upper Euharlee Creek (HUC 031501041404)
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

22Pollutants on file
19Under a numeric limit
22With a violation of any kind
11With 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]	16	254	26	March 31, 2023	4,017% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	12	471	23	March 31, 2023	160% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	469	21	February 28, 2009	174% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	118	8	February 28, 1990	48% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	64	8	May 31, 2003	73% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable	1	49	4	December 31, 2009	60% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	18	3	May 31, 2023	69% over the limit
pH	6	114	2	May 31, 2022
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	58	2	February 28, 1990	13% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	115	1	September 30, 2020	505% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	3	57	1	May 31, 2014	85% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	0	65	0
Copper, total recoverable	0	58	0
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	12	0
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales	1	12	0
Phosphorus, ortho	1	10	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	10	0
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit	4	3	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	1	2	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	2	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	0	2	0
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total	1	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 15, 2026	Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 19, 2026	Evaluation (IU)	S
March 19, 2026	Evaluation (IU)	S
March 19, 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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 15, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0027162 for Villa Rica, City of (West WPCP) in Villa Rica, GA, an individual permit for a major publicly owned treatment works, with the status shown as administratively continued. The figures listed are 19 for the discharger class, 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 11 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.