Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0049450

LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP), Lincolnton, GA: NPDES GA0049450 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP), held by Lincolnton, City of, holds NPDES permit GA0049450. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2016 and expiring January 31, 2021.

LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP), Lincolnton, Georgia: Individual permit GA0049450, held by Lincolnton, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 25, 2016, term to January 31, 2021; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 211 violations of any kind, 73 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 253% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 342 violations of any kind, 62 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 1,216% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 304 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 485% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 562 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 760% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 564 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 1,360% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 148 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 200% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 74 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2002, largest 100% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2014.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 70 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2024, largest 27% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 29, 2016, largest 300% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 69 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 33 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 235 were issued before GA0049450.

Coverages issued nearest GA0049450

December 11, 2015: FAYETTEVILLE, CITY OF (WHITEWATER CREEK WPCP), Fayetteville, GA0035807, held by Fayetteville, City of
December 18, 2015: SOPERTON, CITY OF (SOPERTON WPCP), Soperton, GA0020826, held by City of Soperton
December 28, 2015: LOUISVILLE, CITY OF (FORSTMANN WPCP), Louisville, GA0050243, held by Louisville, City of
January 25, 2016: VILLA RICA, CITY OF (WEST WPCP), Villa Rica, GA0027162, held by Villa Rica, City of
January 25, 2016: MENLO, CITY OF (MENLO WPCP), Menlo, GA0047023, held by Menlo, City of
January 28, 2016: WADLEY, CITY OF (WADLEY WPCP), Wadley, GA0021024, held by Wadley, City of
January 28, 2016: CEDARTOWN, CITY OF (CEDARTOWN WPCP), Cedartown, GA0024074, held by Cedartown, City of
February 5, 2016: FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER & SEWER (THE MANOR WRF), Alpharetta, GA0050244, held by Forsyth County
February 10, 2016: CALHOUN, CITY OF (CALHOUN WPCP), Calhoun, GA0030333, held by Calhoun, City of
February 18, 2016: GECON LEASING, LLC (MAYFIELD WPCP), Jewell, GA0021873, held by Mayfield Properties, LLC

LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Lower Soap Creek subwatershed (HUC 030601030707), GA0049450 among them. Its county holds 6, 0 of them major permits; GA0049450 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Soap Creek subwatershed (HUC 030601030707)

ANTHONY SHOALS - WASHINGTON REBUILD PHASE II C81558, Lincolnton: GAR25423E, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
BARNETT SOUTHERN CORPORATION SOAP CREEK EARTHERN BORROW PIT, Unknown: GAR151986, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
DEMOLITION OF FORMER LINCOLN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Lincolnton: GAR149596, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
PI 0016525 LINCOLN, CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE ON SR 220 OVER SOAP CREEK, Lincolnton: GAR25446C, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP)
Permittee as filed	Lincolnton, City of
NPDES ID	GA0049450
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	January 25, 2016
Expiration date	January 31, 2021
Address	Lincolnton, GA 30817
Subwatershed	Lower Soap Creek (HUC 030601030707)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
10With 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	2	211	73	April 30, 2022	253% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	342	62	August 31, 2025	1,216% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	304	23	September 30, 2025	485% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	562	16	February 29, 2020	760% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	564	14	March 31, 2024	1,360% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	2	148	6	August 31, 2025	200% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	74	5	September 30, 2002	100% over the limit
pH	2	138	1	June 30, 2014
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	70	1	September 30, 2024	27% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	3	6	1	February 29, 2016	300% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	69	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	33	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl	1	0	0
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0049450.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0049450.

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 GA0049450.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0049450 held by Lincolnton, City of for the LINCOLNTON, CITY OF (LINCOLNTON WPCP) facility in Lincolnton, GA, a publicly owned treatment works classed as a minor discharger, with its status shown as administratively continued. The page lists 16 as the discharger class, 10 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 10 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.