Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0031046
FORT VALLEY UTILITY COMMISSION (LANTER WRF), Fort Valley, GA: NPDES GA0031046 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORT VALLEY UTILITY COMMISSION (LANTER WRF), held by Fort Valley Utility Commission, holds NPDES permit GA0031046. EPA’s file records it issued August 22, 2022 and expiring August 31, 2027. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FORT VALLEY UTILITY COMMISSION (LANTER WRF) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fort Valley Utility Commission |
| NPDES ID | GA0031046 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 22, 2022 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2027 |
| Address | Fort Valley, GA 31030 |
| Subwatershed | Cole Creek-Tobesofkee Creek (HUC 030701031401) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 28Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 22 | 22 | March 31, 2022 | 176% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 16 | 16 | February 28, 2017 | 1,603% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 7 | 7 | February 29, 2020 | 57,536% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2009 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2005 | 733% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2006 | 3% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2004 | 60% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 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, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0031046.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.