Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0033391

LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP), Lyons, GA: NPDES GA0033391 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP), held by Lyons, City of, holds NPDES permit GA0033391. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2017 and expiring May 31, 2022.

LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP), Lyons, Georgia: Individual permit GA0033391, held by Lyons, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 17, 2017, term to May 31, 2022; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 32 limits, 527 violations of any kind, 92 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 497% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 32 limits, 262 violations of any kind, 44 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 1,040% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 476 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2011, largest 437% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 123 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 21% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 82 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2015, largest 8,900% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 64 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2011, largest 107% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 118 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020, largest 397% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 58 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 567% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2015, largest 12% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 109 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, ortho: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 2, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
June 24, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 297 were issued before GA0033391. Lyons, City of holds 2 permits in Georgia.

Other permits held by Lyons, City of

LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS EAST WPCP), Lyons: GA0033405, issued September 12, 2017

Coverages issued nearest GA0033391

April 7, 2017: COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (LITTLE RIVER WPCP), Evans, GA0047775, held by Columbia County Water Utility
May 3, 2017: JACKSON, CITY OF (YELLOW WATER CREEK WPCP), Jackson, GA0021831, held by Jackson, City of
May 3, 2017: JACKSON, CITY OF (SOUTHSIDE WPCP), Jackson, GA0023931, held by Jackson, City of
May 3, 2017: PAULDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (COPPERMINE ROAD WRF), Hiram, GA0038865, held by Paulding County Board of Commissioners
May 11, 2017: CUMMING, CITY OF (BETHELVIEW ROAD WPCP), Cumming, GA0046019, held by Cumming, City of
May 25, 2017: GLENWOOD, CITY OF (GLENWOOD WPCP), Glenwood, GA0021377, held by Glenwood, City of
May 25, 2017: MAYSVILLE, CITY OF (MAYSVILLE WPCP), Maysville, GA0032905, held by Maysville, City of
June 7, 2017: ATLANTA, CITY OF (R.M. CLAYTON, UTOY CREEK & SOUTH RIVER WRCS), Atlanta, GA0039012, held by City of Atlanta
June 15, 2017: RAY CITY, CITY OF (RAY CITY WPCP), Ray City, GA0033553, held by Ray City
June 15, 2017: HAHIRA, CITY OF (HAHIRA WPCP), Hahira, GA0037974, held by Hahira, City of

LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 85 discharge permits in the Chapel Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701060304), GA0033391 among them. Its county holds 12, 1 of them major permits; GA0033391 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Chapel Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701060304)

15 WEST TOWNHOMES, Hinesville: GAR397709, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
ALMA ANIMAL FEED INGREDIENTS PLANT, Alma: GAIS15100, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
ALMA, CITY OF (ALMA WPCP), Alma: GA0032328, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2021
ALMA, CITY OF (ALMA WPCP), Alma: GAJ020044, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2022
AUSTIN ADAMS, Jesup: GAR18C226, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
BARBER'S RECYCLING, Alma: GAIS14670, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
BAXLEY, CITY OF (BAXLEY WPCP), Baxley: GA0038725, major permit, permit term to May 31, 2021
BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE, LLC, Brunswick: GA0003654, major permit, permit term to July 31, 2011
BULLOCH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (GATEWAY POND HOUSE MINE), Statesboro: GAG100035, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2020
CARDINAL ? STATESBORO GA, Statesboro: GAIS14263, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027

Identity

Facility as filed	LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP)
Permittee as filed	Lyons, City of
NPDES ID	GA0033391
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	May 17, 2017
Expiration date	May 31, 2022
Address	Lyons, GA 30436
Subwatershed	Chapel Creek (HUC 030701060304)
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
16With a violation of any kind
9With 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	32	527	92	August 31, 2025	497% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	32	262	44	August 31, 2021	1,040% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	476	41	June 30, 2011	437% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	123	15	June 30, 2025	21% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	1	82	13	July 31, 2015	8,900% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	64	10	October 31, 2011	107% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	118	8	July 31, 2020	397% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	58	4	June 30, 2025	567% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	3	55	1	July 31, 2015	12% over the limit
pH	2	109	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	44	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	1	1	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	1	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	1	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	1	0
Phosphorus, ortho	1	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0033391.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 24, 2026	Evaluation	S

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

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0033391, held by Lyons, City of for the LYONS, CITY OF (LYONS NORTH WPCP) publicly owned treatment works in Lyons, GA, with permit status shown as administratively continued. The page lists 16 as the discharger class, 9 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's issue and expiration dates as recorded in EPA's file.