Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0027189

FOLKSTON, CITY OF (FOLKSTON POND WPCP), Folkston, GA: NPDES GA0027189 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

FOLKSTON, CITY OF (FOLKSTON POND WPCP), held by Folkston, City of, holds NPDES permit GA0027189. EPA’s file records it issued October 21, 2019 and expiring February 28, 2022.

FOLKSTON, CITY OF (FOLKSTON POND WPCP), Folkston, Georgia: Individual permit GA0027189, held by Folkston, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 21, 2019, term to February 28, 2022; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 95% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 505% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 149% over the limit.
Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 100% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2020, largest 18% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 327 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2011, largest 142% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 45% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 82 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, ortho: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 405 were issued before GA0027189.

Coverages issued nearest GA0027189

May 20, 2019: ROCKDALE COUNTY WATER RESOURCES (QUIGG BRANCH WPCP), Conyers, GA0047678, held by Rockdale County Water Resources
June 17, 2019: UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY (MIDDLE OCONEE WRF), Athens, GA0021733, held by Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
July 12, 2019: WALESKA ABBINGTON HALL LP (MOUNTAINBROOK CENTER WPCP), Waleska, GA0034959, held by Waleska Ventures, LLC
July 19, 2019: ARCADE, CITY OF (ARCADE WRF), Jefferson, GA0039110, held by City of Arcade
July 23, 2019: HOSCHTON, CITY OF (HOSCHTON WPCP), Hoschton, GA0035980, held by Hoschton, City of
November 7, 2019: GAINESVILLE, CITY OF (LINWOOD WPCP), Gainesville, GA0020168, held by Gainesville, City of
November 15, 2019: BUENA VISTA, CITY OF (BUENA VISTA WPCP), Buena Vista, GA0023710, held by City of Buena Vista
December 17, 2019: ADAIRSVILLE, CITY OF (NORTH WPCP), Adairsville, GA0046035, held by Adairsville, City of
February 14, 2020: ROCHELLE, CITY OF (SOUTHEAST WPCP), Rochelle, GA0024236, held by Rochelle, City of
February 21, 2020: COBB COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (NOONDAY CREEK WRF), Kennesaw, GA0024988, held by Cobb County Water System

FOLKSTON, CITY OF (FOLKSTON POND WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 73 discharge permits in the Lower Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 030702011104), GA0027189 among them. Its county holds 7, 0 of them major permits; GA0027189 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Buffalo Creek subwatershed (HUC 030702011104)

555 BARBER ROAD SURFACE MINE, Woodbine: GAG100045, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2026
ARCHER FOREST PRODUCTS LLC, Nahunta: GAIS13702, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
BLACKSHEAR, CITY OF (BLACKSHEAR WPCP), Blackshear: GAJ020001, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2020
BRANTLEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 9TH GRADE CENTER, Nahunta: GAR120774, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
BRUNSWICK YARD, Brunswick: GAIS14721, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
BRUNSWICK-GLYNN COUNTY JOINT WATER & SEWER COMISSION (SOUTHPORT WPCP), Brunswick: GA0038938, major permit, permit term to April 30, 2023
BRUNSWICK-GLYNN COUNTY JOINT WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (ACADEMY CREEK WPCP), Brunswick: GA0025313, major permit, permit term to July 30, 2018
CAMDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY, Kingsland: GAR18C23A, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC. ? PLANT 50, Waycross: GAIS14627, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
CHATHAM WATER UTILITY (SANCTUARY COVE AT ST. ANDREWS SOUND WRF), Waverly: GAJ030797, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2020

Identity

Facility as filed	FOLKSTON, CITY OF (FOLKSTON POND WPCP)
Permittee as filed	Folkston, City of
NPDES ID	GA0027189
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	October 21, 2019
Expiration date	February 28, 2022
Address	Folkston, GA 31537
Subwatershed	Lower Buffalo Creek (HUC 030702011104)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

17Pollutants on file
16Under 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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	375	35	August 31, 2024	95% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	92	12	August 31, 2021	505% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	92	11	August 31, 2024	149% over the limit
Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal	1	7	7	January 31, 2022	100% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	8	4	4	January 31, 2020	18% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	327	3	April 30, 2011	142% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	4	3	September 30, 2024	45% over the limit
pH	2	82	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	5	10	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	5	2	0
E. coli	0	1	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	0	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	0	0
Phosphorus, ortho	1	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 GA0027189.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0027189.

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 GA0027189.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0027189 for FOLKSTON, CITY OF (FOLKSTON POND WPCP), held by Folkston, City of, with a permit status of administratively continued, a Minor discharger class, and a subwatershed of Lower Buffalo Creek (HUC 030702011104). The page lists 16 in the discharger class count, 7 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.