Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0046388
FAIRMOUNT, CITY OF (FAIRMOUNT WPCP), Fairmount, GA: NPDES GA0046388 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FAIRMOUNT, CITY OF (FAIRMOUNT WPCP), held by Fairmount, City of, holds NPDES permit GA0046388. EPA’s file records it issued November 26, 2014 and expiring November 30, 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 | FAIRMOUNT, CITY OF (FAIRMOUNT WPCP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fairmount, City of |
| NPDES ID | GA0046388 |
| 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 | November 26, 2014 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2019 |
| Address | Fairmount, GA 30139 |
| Subwatershed | Pinhook Creek (HUC 031501020603) |
| 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
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 5 | 330 | 18 | December 31, 2002 | 55% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 15 | 611 | 11 | April 30, 2026 | 180% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 608 | 11 | October 31, 2015 | 450% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 254 | 2 | February 29, 2016 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 84 | 1 | June 30, 2003 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 267 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 131 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Spray irrigation, application rate | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 5 | 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 GA0046388.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0046388.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.