Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0047228
GEORGIA SHERIFFS? BOYS RANCH WPCP, Hahira, GA: NPDES GA0047228 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GEORGIA SHERIFFS? BOYS RANCH WPCP, held by Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes, holds NPDES permit GA0047228. EPA’s file records it issued December 19, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2021. 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 | GEORGIA SHERIFFS? BOYS RANCH WPCP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes |
| NPDES ID | GA0047228 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 19, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2021 |
| Address | Hahira, GA 31632 |
| Subwatershed | Dixon Mill Creek-Alapaha River (HUC 031102021201) |
| NAICS | 623990 – Other Residential Care Facilities |
| SIC | 8361 – Residential Care |
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
- 16Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 168 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| January 16, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0047228.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
| January 26, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | 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.