Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0029874

MCINTOSH COUNTY (MCINTOSH COUNTY WPCP), Townsend, GA: NPDES GA0029874 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MCINTOSH COUNTY (MCINTOSH COUNTY WPCP), held by McIntosh County, holds NPDES permit GA0029874. EPA’s file records it issued September 21, 2020 and expiring January 31, 2021.

MCINTOSH COUNTY (MCINTOSH COUNTY WPCP), Townsend, Georgia: Individual permit GA0029874, held by McIntosh County; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued September 21, 2020, term to January 31, 2021.

Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 100 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 241% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 59 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 567% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024, largest 700% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 266% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 432% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 33 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 57% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2010.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 2, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
October 1, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
July 31, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
June 29, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 419 were issued before GA0029874.

Coverages issued nearest GA0029874

April 27, 2020: JACKSON COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (MIDDLE OCONEE WPCP), Jefferson, GA0002712, held by Jackson County Water & Sewerage Authority
April 27, 2020: THOMASVILLE, CITY OF (OQUINA CREEK WPCP), Thomasville, GA0024082, held by Thomasville, City of
May 18, 2020: JASPER, CITY OF (TATE HOUSING PROJECT WPCP), Tate, GA0050295, held by City of Jasper
June 16, 2020: HALL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (SPOUT SPRINGS WRF), Flowery Branch, GA0050214, held by Hall County
September 21, 2020: WEST POINT, CITY OF (WEST POINT WPCP), West Point, GA0020052, held by City of West Point
September 23, 2020: CANTON, CITY OF (CANTON WPCP), Canton, GA0025674, held by Canton, City of
October 26, 2020: FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWER (FOWLER & SHAKERAG WRF), Suwanee, GA0038954, held by Forsyth County
October 26, 2020: SENOIA, CITY OF (KEG CREEK WPCP), Senoia, GA0050298, held by City of Senoia
November 12, 2020: MONTEZUMA, CITY OF (SPRING CREEK WRF), Montezuma, GA0020486, held by City of Montezuma
November 17, 2020: BARTOW COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT (SOUTHEAST WPCP), Cartersville, GA0037664, held by Bartow County Water Department

MCINTOSH COUNTY (MCINTOSH COUNTY WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 170 discharge permits in the Wilmington River subwatershed (HUC 030602040101), GA0029874 among them. Its county holds 4, 0 of them major permits; GA0029874 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Wilmington River subwatershed (HUC 030602040101)

1025 WEST GWINNETT, Savannah: GAR18C218, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
15TH STREET STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, Tybee Island: GAR25452B, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
3700 WALLIN STREET SELF STORAGE FACILITY, Savannah: GAR18C201, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
48FORTY SOLUTIONS - SAVANNAH, Savannah: GAIS14637, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION, Savannah: GAIS14616, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC ? SAV4, Pooler: GAIS14463, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC ? SAV7, Pooler: GAIS14448, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
AMBOS STREET SUBDIVISION, Savannah: GAR18B5AD, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
AMBROSE COLLISION CENTER, Springfield: GAR18C234, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
ARCADIA SURFACE MINE, Midway: GAIS14655, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027

Identity

Facility as filed	MCINTOSH COUNTY (MCINTOSH COUNTY WPCP)
Permittee as filed	McIntosh County
NPDES ID	GA0029874
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 21, 2020
Expiration date	January 31, 2021
Address	Townsend, GA 31331
Subwatershed	Wilmington River (HUC 030602040101)

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
9With 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
Solids, total suspended	8	100	40	July 31, 2026	241% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	59	28	July 31, 2026	567% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	79	21	January 31, 2024	700% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	79	19	January 31, 2025	266% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	74	16	July 31, 2026	432% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	33	3	July 31, 2026	57% over the limit
pH	2	60	2	October 31, 2010
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	32	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	11	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0029874.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0029874.

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
October 2, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
October 1, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
July 31, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
June 29, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0029874, held by McIntosh County for the McIntosh County WPCP in Townsend, GA, within the Wilmington River subwatershed (HUC 030602040101). The permit is listed as Effective and as an individual permit for a minor publicly owned treatment works, and its file records a 9 pollutants on file, 9 under a numeric limit, and 7 with an effluent exceedance.