PEARSON, CITY OF (PEARSON WPCP), Pearson, GA: NPDES GA0038334 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PEARSON, CITY OF (PEARSON WPCP), Pearson, Georgia: Individual permit GA0038334, held by Pearson, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued November 30, 2015, term to November 30, 2020; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 143 violations of any kind, 119 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 3,400% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 136 violations of any kind, 81 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 278% over the limit.
• Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 63 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,110% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 151% over the limit.
• Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 125% over the limit.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 25 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 47% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 240% over the limit.
• pH: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2022.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 43% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 27% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
• Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
• Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
• Specific conductance [umho/cm]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
• Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind.
• Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.

• October 30, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• October 6, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• September 2, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• August 26, 2026: Enforcement Meeting (State).
• August 19, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• August 13, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• July 20, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• July 7, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• June 9, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• June 4, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• June 4, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• May 21, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• April 2, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• March 11, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• March 10, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• February 26, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• February 11, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• February 2, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• January 28, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• January 20, 2026: WW SSO - Discharge to Waters (ST6).
• January 5, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 229 were issued before GA0038334.

Coverages issued nearest GA0038334

• 2015-10-19: DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY WATER & SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (SWEETWATER CREEK WPCP), Douglasville: GA0047201, held by Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority
• 2015-10-26: COMMERCE, CITY OF (DAVIS HOUSE WPCP), Commerce: GA0032646, held by Commerce, City of
• 2015-10-30: COMMERCE, CITY OF (HOLIDAY INN WPCP), Commerce: GA0032638, held by Commerce, City of
• 2015-11-16: SAVANNAH, CITY OF (GEORGETOWN WPCP), Savannah: GA0046418, held by Savannah, City of
• 2015-11-20: ABBEVILLE, CITY OF (ABBEVILLE WPCP), Abbeville: GA0047643, held by Abbeville, City of (WPCP)
• 2015-11-30: LAVONIA, CITY OF (LAVONIA WPCP), Lavonia: GA0038661, held by Lavonia, City of
• 2015-12-07: BOWMAN, CITY OF (BOWMAN WPCP), Bowman: GA0021067, held by Bowman, City of
• 2015-12-11: FAYETTEVILLE, CITY OF (WHITEWATER CREEK WPCP), Fayetteville: GA0035807, held by Fayetteville, City of
• 2015-12-18: SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP), Soperton: GA0020826, held by City of Soperton
• 2015-12-28: LOUISVILLE, CITY OF (FORSTMANN WPCP), Louisville: GA0050243, held by Louisville, City of

PEARSON, CITY OF (PEARSON WPCP) among its neighbors

2 discharge permits are in the Smut Branch-Satilla River subwatershed (HUC 030702010301); GA0038334 is one. Its county: 4, 0 major; GA0038334 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Smut Branch-Satilla River subwatershed (HUC 030702010301)

• BROILER HOUSES #2, Pearson: GAR18B38F, minor, term to 2028-07-31