COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (CRAWFORD CREEK WPCP), Grovetown, GA: NPDES GA0031984 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (CRAWFORD CREEK WPCP), Grovetown, Georgia: Individual permit GA0031984, held by Columbia County Water Utility; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued July 13, 2017, term to July 31, 2022; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

15 of the 20 pollutants listed for NPDES GA0031984 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

• Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2008, largest 108% over the limit.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2004, largest 2% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2004, largest 6% over the limit.
• Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2010, largest 494% over the limit.
• pH: 8 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 9 limits.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits.
• Solids, total suspended: 8 limits.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 4 limits.
• Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits.
• Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit.
• Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit.
• Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit.
• Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit.
• Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 1 limit.
• Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit.
• NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit.
• Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 1 limit.

• January 12, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 307 were issued before GA0031984. Columbia County Water Utility holds 15 permits in Georgia.

Other permits held by Columbia County Water Utility

• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (REED CREEK WPCP), Martinez: GA0031992, issued 2017-07-13
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (KIOKEE CREEK WPCP), Appling: GA0038342, issued 2023-07-24
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (LITTLE RIVER WPCP), Evans: GA0047775, issued 2017-04-07
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (CLARKS HILL WTP), Appling: GAG640029, issued 2020-12-31
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (BLANCHARD WTP), Martinez: GAG640130, issued 2020-12-31
• COLUMBIA COUNTY - LITTLE RIVER WPCP, Evans: GAIS12148, issued 2012-06-28
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (CRAWFORD CREEK WPCP), Grovetown: GAIS14784, issued 2022-06-01
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (LITTLE RIVER WPCP), Evans: GAIS14785, issued 2022-06-01
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY, Grovetown: GAL038342, issued 2021-01-01
• COLUMBIA COUNTY, MODIFICATIONS TO LITTLE RIVER WPCP PHASE II, PROJECT NO. 250327: GAR147836, issued 2013-09-23

Coverages issued nearest GA0031984

• 2017-06-26: MCRAE-HELENA, CITY OF (MCRAE-HELENA WPCP), Mcrae-Helena: GA0048674, held by McRae - Helena, City of
• 2017-06-26: DEXTER, CITY OF (DEXTER WPCP), Dexter: GA0048682, held by Dexter, City of
• 2017-07-13: LAKELAND, CITY OF (LAKELAND WPCP), Lakeland: GA0021296, held by Lakeland, City of
• 2017-07-13: DUDLEY, CITY OF (DUDLEY WPCP), Dudley: GA0023957, held by Dudley, City of
• 2017-07-13: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY (KINCHAFOONEE CREEK WPCP), Leesburg: GA0026603, held by Lee County Utilities Authority (LCUA)
• 2017-07-13: COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (REED CREEK WPCP), Martinez: GA0031992, held by Columbia County Water Utility
• 2017-07-20: SPRINGFIELD, CITY OF (SPRINGFIELD WPCP), Rincon: GA0020770, held by Springfield, City of
• 2017-08-14: ASHBURN, CITY OF (AIRPORT WPCP), Ashburn: GA0025852, held by Ashburn, City of
• 2017-08-24: FULTON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (JOHNS CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPUS WRF), Alpharetta: GA0038831, held by Fulton County
• 2017-08-24: LUMBER CITY, CITY OF (LUMBER CITY WPCP), Lumber City: GA0050199, held by Lumber City

COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (CRAWFORD CREEK WPCP) among its neighbors

26 discharge permits are in the Mountain Creek-Turkey Creek subwatershed (HUC 030601070204); GA0031984 is one. Its county: 26, 3 major; GA0031984 is major permit.

Other permits in the Mountain Creek-Turkey Creek subwatershed (HUC 030601070204)

• 5128 GRANDE PARK, Evans: GAR3976BB, minor, term to 2028-07-31
• AGGREGATES USA, LLC - AUGUST QUARRY, Grovetown: GAG300088, minor, term to 2021-07-31
• CLUB CAR, LLC, Columbia: GAIS14719, minor, term to 2027-05-31
• CLUB CAR, LLC - CLUB CAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Appling: GAIS15104, minor, term to 2027-05-31
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (LITTLE RIVER WPCP), Evans: GA0047775, major, term to 2022-04-30
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (BLANCHARD WTP), Martinez: GAG640130, minor, term to 2025-12-31
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (CLARKS HILL WTP), Appling: GAG640029, minor, term to 2025-12-31
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (KIOKEE CREEK WPCP), Appling: GA0038342, minor, term to 2028-07-31
• COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (REED CREEK WPCP), Martinez: GA0031992, major, term to 2022-07-31
• COLUMBIA ROAD TRANSFER STATION & HAULING, Grovetown: GAIS14364, minor, term to 2027-05-31