Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0038792

HINESVILLE, CITY OF (PEACOCK CREEK WRF), Hinesville, GA: NPDES GA0038792 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

HINESVILLE, CITY OF (PEACOCK CREEK WRF), held by CITY OF HINESVILLE, PEACOCK CR, holds NPDES permit GA0038792, which discharges to Peacock Creek In Ogeechee Rb. EPA’s file records it issued May 4, 2007 and expiring May 3, 2012.

HINESVILLE, CITY OF (PEACOCK CREEK WRF), Hinesville, Georgia: Individual permit GA0038792, held by CITY OF HINESVILLE, PEACOCK CR; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 4, 2007, term to May 3, 2012, by GA DNR; discharges to PEACOCK CREEK IN OGEECHEE RB; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Phosphorus, total [as P]: 5 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 64% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 5 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2018, largest 461% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 627% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2008, largest 20% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2017, largest 71% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 10 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Conductivity: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, ortho: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Turbidity: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Streamflow: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 92 were issued before GA0038792.

Coverages issued nearest GA0038792

December 15, 2005: LOUISVILLE POND #1, Louisville, GA0021580, held by LOUISVILLE WPCP POND NO.1
December 15, 2005: LOUISVILLE POND #2, Louisville, GA0032301, held by LOUISVILLE WPCP POND NO. 2
May 22, 2006: CITY OF COOLIDGE, Coolidge, GAU020145, held by COOLIDGE (LAS)
August 28, 2006: COLLINS WPCP, Collins, GA0021091
September 8, 2006: RINCON, CITY OF (RINCON WPCP), Rincon, GA0046442, held by Rincon, City of
June 11, 2007: SPRINGDALE ROAD, Mcdonough, GA0037214, held by HENRY CO (SPRINGDALE RD WPCP)
June 11, 2007: WALNUT CREEK, Stockbridge, GA0037869, held by HENRY CO (SPRINGDALE/WALNUT CK
June 11, 2007: HENRY CO W & S WALNUT CRK PLNT, Mcdonough, GAU020137, held by HENRY COUNTY
June 11, 2007: INDIAN CREEK WPCP, Locust Grove, GAU020250, held by INDIAN CREEK (HENRY CO)
August 13, 2007: SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - HIGHLAND MILLS WPCP, Griffin, GA0023752, held by SPALDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

HINESVILLE, CITY OF (PEACOCK CREEK WRF) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 44 discharge permits in the Lower Taylors Creek subwatershed (HUC 030602030506), GA0038792 among them. Its county holds 17, 3 of them major permits; GA0038792 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Lower Taylors Creek subwatershed (HUC 030602030506)

2 BCT OVERFLOW PARKING (FORT STEWART, LIBERTY COUNTY), Fort Stewart: GAR153731, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
AIRPORT ROAD TOWNS, Hinesville: GAR394D4B, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2025
ATLANTIC BUILDING COMPONENTS-HINESVILLE PLANT, Hinesville: GAR18C0E9, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
BALFOUR BEATTY MAINTENANCE FACILITY (LIBERTY COUNTY), Unknown: GAR153179, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
CDL TRAINING CENTER (LIBERTY COUNTY), Hinesville: GAR153714, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
CITY OF HINESVILLE, Hinesville: GAL047180, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF HINESVILLE (PEACOCK CR), Hinesville: GAL038792, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF WALTHOURVILLE MS4, Walthourville: GAG610101, minor permit, permit term to December 5, 2022
DEMOLISH OLD DIAMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Fort Stewart: GAR153D50, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
DETECTIVE SERVICES BUILDING FOR LIBERTY COUNTY, Hinesville: GAR148239, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	HINESVILLE, CITY OF (PEACOCK CREEK WRF)
Permittee as filed	CITY OF HINESVILLE, PEACOCK CR
NPDES ID	GA0038792
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 4, 2007
Expiration date	May 3, 2012
Issuing agency	GA DNR
Address	Hinesville, GA 31313
Receiving water	PEACOCK CREEK IN OGEECHEE RB
Subwatershed	Lower Taylors Creek (HUC 030602030506)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
16With a violation of any kind
5With 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
Phosphorus, total [as P]	5	17	7	June 30, 2016	64% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	5	16	6	January 31, 2018	461% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	8	5	April 30, 2024	627% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	47	1	September 30, 2008	20% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	3	5	1	March 31, 2017	71% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	10	16	0
Solids, total suspended	10	16	0
pH	4	14	0
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit	0	9	0
Conductivity	0	9	0
Phosphorus, ortho	2	4	0
Turbidity	1	2	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	2	0
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	2	0
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	2	0
Streamflow	1	1	0
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	0	0
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0038792.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0038792.

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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES GA0038792.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GA0038792, held by CITY OF HINESVILLE, PEACOCK CR for HINESVILLE, CITY OF (PEACOCK CREEK WRF) in Hinesville, GA, which discharges to Peacock Creek in Ogeechee Rb. The permit is listed as administratively continued and a Major Discharger, with 16 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.