Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0049336
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. - FLINT RIVER MILL, Oglethorpe, GA: NPDES GA0049336 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. - FLINT RIVER MILL, held by International Paper Company, holds NPDES permit GA0049336. EPA’s file records it issued February 15, 2016 and expiring February 28, 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 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. - FLINT RIVER MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | International Paper Company |
| NPDES ID | GA0049336 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 15, 2016 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2021 |
| Address | Oglethorpe, GA 31068 |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek-Flint River (HUC 031300060107) |
| NAICS | 322110 – Pulp Mills |
| SIC | 2611 – Pulp Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler GAD984315705; ICIS-AIR source GA0000001319300013 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 197 | 1 | January 31, 1992 | 183% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 195 | 1 | July 31, 1997 | 1% over the limit |
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 1 | 2 | 1 | June 30, 2025 | 0% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 364 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 198 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 189 | 0 | ||
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 2 | 188 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, ortho | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-TCDF, sed. | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dioxin [TCDD] suspended | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 1 | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0049336.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 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.