Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0039152
RABUN COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (RABUN COUNTY WRF), Rabun Gap, GA: NPDES GA0039152 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RABUN COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (RABUN COUNTY WRF), held by Rabun County Water & Sewer Authority, holds NPDES permit GA0039152. EPA’s file records it issued August 29, 2014 and expiring August 31, 2019. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | RABUN COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (RABUN COUNTY WRF) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Rabun County Water & Sewer Authority |
| NPDES ID | GA0039152 |
| 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 | August 29, 2014 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2019 |
| Address | Rabun Gap, GA 30568 |
| Subwatershed | Whitewater River (HUC 030601010104) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 38 | 19 | May 31, 2022 | 185% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 19 | 2 | February 28, 2014 | 70% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 51 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 2,900% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 33 | 1 | August 31, 2014 | 26% over the limit |
| Temperature Increase Deg. F | 1 | 10 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | 80% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 5 | 1 | July 31, 2017 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 7 | 24 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, ortho | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0039152.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, GA0039152.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID GA0039152 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Rabun Gap
- Every permit record in Rabun Gap, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Georgia
- Every permit record in Georgia, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.