Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0047317
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY- REEDY CREEK (WRENS), Wrens, GA: NPDES GA0047317 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY- REEDY CREEK (WRENS), held by THIELE KAOLIN-WRENS, holds NPDES permit GA0047317, which discharges to Thomson Ford Br/Reedy Crk.- Sav Rb. EPA’s file records it issued March 31, 2006 and expiring February 28, 2010.
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY- REEDY CREEK (WRENS), Wrens, Georgia: Individual permit GA0047317, held by THIELE KAOLIN-WRENS; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 31, 2006, term to February 28, 2010, by GA DNR; discharges to THOMSON FORD BR/REEDY CRK.- SAV RB.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 67 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2011, largest 264% over the limit.
- Turbidity: 3 limits, 197 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 144 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY- REEDY CREEK (WRENS) among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Reedy Creek subwatershed (HUC 030601080204), GA0047317 among them. Its county holds 2, 0 of them major permits; GA0047317 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Reedy Creek subwatershed (HUC 030601080204)
- KAMIN LLC - WREN CALCINE, Wrens: GA0048101, minor permit, discharging to RAYBURN BR/FORT BR/MII CR/READY CRK-SAV RB, permit term to September 30, 2006
- KAMIN LLC - WRENS MAIN PLANT, Wrens: GAR254241, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- MT. HOREB BAPTIST CHURCH, Louisville: GAR18C0FF, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- THIELE KAOLIN CO-HOBBS MINE, Stapleton: GA0032981, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2022
- THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY STEPHENS WASTE PIT PROJECT, Unknown: GAR152641, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
Identity
| Facility as filed | THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY- REEDY CREEK (WRENS) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | THIELE KAOLIN-WRENS |
| NPDES ID | GA0047317 |
| 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 | March 31, 2006 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2010 |
| Issuing agency | GA DNR |
| Address | Wrens, GA 30833 |
| Receiving water | THOMSON FORD BR/REEDY CRK.- SAV RB |
| Subwatershed | Reedy Creek (HUC 030601080204) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 67 | 1 | September 30, 2011 | 264% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 3 | 197 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 144 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 91 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0047317.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0047317.
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 GA0047317.
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