Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0039039

LULA, CITY OF (LULA WPCP), Lula, GA: NPDES GA0039039 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LULA, CITY OF (LULA WPCP), held by City of Lula, holds NPDES permit GA0039039. EPA’s file records it issued March 8, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2024.

LULA, CITY OF (LULA WPCP), Lula, Georgia: Individual permit GA0039039, held by City of Lula; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 8, 2019, term to March 31, 2024; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 131 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 409% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 220 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 569% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2016, largest 11% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2022.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 216 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 51 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, ortho: 0 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphate, ortho [as P]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 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; 395 were issued before GA0039039.

Coverages issued nearest GA0039039

February 11, 2019: MADISON, CITY OF (INDIAN CREEK WRF), Madison, GA0038741, held by Madison, City of
February 12, 2019: SARDIS, CITY OF (SARDIS WPCP), Sardis, GA0020893, held by City of Sardis
February 27, 2019: RABUN COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (STEKOA CREEK WRF), Clayton, GA0020923, held by Clayton (City of)
February 27, 2019: THOMSON, CITY OF (THOMSON WPCP), Thomson, GA0020974, held by City of Thomson
February 27, 2019: BAINBRIDGE, CITY OF (BAINBRIDGE WPCP), Bainbridge, GA0024678, held by Bainbridge, City of
April 11, 2019: RICHLAND, CITY OF (RICHLAND WPCP), Richland, GA0021539, held by Richland, City of
April 11, 2019: BRASELTON, TOWN OF (BRASELTON WRF), Braselton, GA0038857, held by Town of Braselton
April 18, 2019: CLEVELAND, CITY OF (CLEVELAND WPCP), Cleveland, GA0036820, held by City of Cleveland
May 20, 2019: SAVANNAH, CITY OF (CROSSROADS WPCP), Savannah, GA0038326, held by Savannah (City of)
May 20, 2019: ROCKDALE COUNTY WATER RESOURCES (QUIGG BRANCH WPCP), Conyers, GA0047678, held by Rockdale County Water Resources

LULA, CITY OF (LULA WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 639 discharge permits in the Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River subwatershed (HUC 030701030301), GA0039039 among them. Its county holds 66, 2 of them major permits; GA0039039 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River subwatershed (HUC 030701030301)

1 CABIN DRIVE DEVELOPMENT, Conley: GAR18C1C4, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1001 MOSELEY ROAD - TRACT 3, Stockbridge: GAR397746, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1009 MOSELEY ROAD - TRACT 1, Stockbridge: GAR397744, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1303 LITHONIA INDUSTRIAL BLVD, Lithonia: GAR18C262, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1420 AZALEA DRIVE, LOT 3, Lawrenceville: GAR18BD88, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
14300 HOPEWELL ROAD, Alpharetta: GAR18C2EF, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1540 SIKES ROAD, Statham: GAR3976AC, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1632 HOWELL BRIDGE RD, Ball Ground: GAR18C252, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1861 BLACK BEAR TRAIL, Big Canoe: GAR18C26E, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
2178 NE HILLWOOD DR LOT 694-697, Conyers: GAR3976C5, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	LULA, CITY OF (LULA WPCP)
Permittee as filed	City of Lula
NPDES ID	GA0039039
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	March 8, 2019
Expiration date	March 31, 2024
Address	Lula, GA 30554
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River (HUC 030701030301)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

17Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
4With 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	131	23	March 31, 2025	409% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	220	4	February 28, 2025	569% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	60	1	March 31, 2016	11% over the limit
pH	2	55	1	February 28, 2022
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	216	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	54	0
Coliform, fecal general	2	54	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	51	0
Phosphorus, ortho	0	32	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	28	0
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	28	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	27	0
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	27	0
Phosphate, ortho [as P]	1	7	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

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0039039.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0039039.

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 GA0039039.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GA0039039, held by City of Lula for the LULA, CITY OF (LULA WPCP) facility in Lula, GA, which EPA's file shows was issued March 8, 2019 and expired March 31, 2024 and is now administratively continued. The page lists 16 as the discharger class, with 4 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.