Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0029840

LAKE BURTON HATCHERY, Clarkesville, GA: NPDES GA0029840 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LAKE BURTON HATCHERY, held by Lake Burton Fish Hatchery, holds NPDES permit GA0029840. EPA’s file records it issued August 21, 2020 and expiring February 29, 2024.

LAKE BURTON HATCHERY, Clarkesville, Georgia: Individual permit GA0029840, held by Lake Burton Fish Hatchery; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 21, 2020, term to February 29, 2024; Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries.

Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 175 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 53% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 169 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 514 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 3, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

LAKE BURTON HATCHERY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 100 discharge permits in the Lower Brasstown Creek subwatershed (HUC 060200020302), GA0029840 among them. Its county holds 21, 1 of them major permits; GA0029840 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Brasstown Creek subwatershed (HUC 060200020302)

(J-425) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA - STEM BUILDING, Dahlonega: GAR18C1D3, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
A&D CAMPING, LLC (BLUE RIDGE RV RESORT WPCP), Mineral Bluff: GAJ040048, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2028
BALDWIN, CITY OF (BALDWIN WPCP), Cornelia: GA0033243, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2024
BALDWIN, CITY OF (BALDWIN WTP), Baldwin: GAG640036, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
BLAIRSVILLE, CITY OF (BLAIRSVILLE WPCP), Blairsville: GA0033375, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2018
BLUE RIDGE HYDRO PLANT, Blue Ridge: GA0026948, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2024
BLUE RIDGE, CITY OF (BLUE RIDGE WPCP), Blue Ridge: GA0037583, major permit, permit term to September 30, 2020
BRANNON RIDGE RESERVE LOT 8, Unknown: GAR381136, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
BROWN HAVEN HOMES- UNION COUNTY SUBDIVISION, Blairsville: GAR18C1BF, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
C.W. MATTHEWS ? BLAIRSVILLE ASPHALT PLANT #15, Blairsville: GAIS14686, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027

Identity

Facility as filed	LAKE BURTON HATCHERY
Permittee as filed	Lake Burton Fish Hatchery
NPDES ID	GA0029840
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	August 21, 2020
Expiration date	February 29, 2024
Address	Clarkesville, GA 30523
Subwatershed	Lower Brasstown Creek (HUC 060200020302)
NAICS	112511 – Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries
SIC	0273 – Animal Aquaculture

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
2With 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
Solids, total suspended	2	175	2	June 30, 2017	53% over the limit
pH	2	169	2	December 31, 2025
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	6	514	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	75	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	0	24	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	12	0
Phosphate, ortho [as P]	2	10	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	0	4	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	0	4	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	0	4	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	0	4	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	0	4	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0029840.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0029840.

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
February 3, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GA0029840, held by Lake Burton Fish Hatchery for LAKE BURTON HATCHERY in Clarkesville, GA, which is listed as administratively continued after its February 29, 2024 expiration date. The page lists 6 for minor discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and 12 pollutants on file.