Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0050059

SANTA CLAUS WPCP, Santa Claus, GA: NPDES GA0050059 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SANTA CLAUS WPCP holds NPDES permit GA0050059, which discharges to Unnamed Trib/Rocky Cr/Ohoopee Rv.-Altamaha Rb. EPA’s file records it issued March 28, 2003 and expiring May 19, 2007.

SANTA CLAUS WPCP, Santa Claus, Georgia: Individual permit GA0050059; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 28, 2003, term to May 19, 2007, by GA DNR; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB/ROCKY CR/OHOOPEE RV.-ALTAMAHA RB.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 83 violations of any kind, 68 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 758% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 44 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 547% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 40 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2012, largest 80% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 25 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2010, largest 567% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2011, largest 700% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 23 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 567% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 73 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 416% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2002.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Georgia holds 458 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 21 were issued before GA0050059.

Coverages issued nearest GA0050059

July 12, 2002: QUITMAN LAS, Quitman, GAU020022, held by QUITMAN
August 13, 2002: BARROW COUNTY BD OF COMM., Bethlehem, GAU020271
September 17, 2002: LOGANVILLE LAS, Loganville, GAU020174, held by LOGANVILLE (LAS)
December 2, 2002: BYRON, CITY OF, Butler, GA0026794, held by BYRON (WPCP)
January 24, 2003: HAMILTON POINTE (LAS), Valdosta, GAU020030, held by STOKER DEV/HAMILTON PT S/D
April 4, 2003: SPARTA, CITY OF, Sparta, GA0025593, held by SPARTA WPCP
April 14, 2003: GA TRAINING CENTER (FORSYTH), GAU020201, held by DPS TRAINING CENTER
April 21, 2003: BAXLEY LAND APPLICATION SITE, GAU020182, held by BAXLEY (LAS)
May 1, 2003: DOC (LEE STATE PRISON), Leesburg, GAU020284
May 27, 2003: COLLEGE STEET, Sycamore, GAU020067, held by SYCAMORE WASTEWATER LAND APPL

SANTA CLAUS WPCP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Lower Rocky Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701070504), GA0050059 among them. Its county holds 12, 1 of them major permits; GA0050059 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Rocky Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701070504)

COMMUNICATION LINE INSTALLATION - AT&T PROJECT NO. A008QDS (TOOMBS COUNTY), Lyons: GAR247835, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
HABOR FREIGHT - VIDALIA (TOOMBS COUNTY), Unknown: GAR152506, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
PALMETTO CAY, Pooler: GAR39666A, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
PAUL THIGPEN CHEVROLET (TOOMBS COUNTY), Vidalia: GAR151340, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
SAVANNAH PORT LOGISTICS CENTER, SOUTH ACCESS ROAD FORMALLY MORGAN INDUSTRIAL PAR, Pooler: GAR152603, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY - KENNEDY PARKING AREA (CHATHAM COUNTY), Savannah: GAR152789, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
TOOMBS COUNTY CTAE BUILDING, Lyons: GAR18BF39, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
VIDALIA HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS (TOOMBS COUNTY), Vidalia: GAR153379, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
VIDALIA REGIONAL AIRPORT-SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CORP. HANGAR, & HELIPAD (TOOMBS C, Vidalia: GAR153718, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
VIDALIA REGIONAL SWIMMING POOL (TOOMBS COUNTY), Vidalia: GAR152704, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	SANTA CLAUS WPCP
Permittee as filed	SANTA CLAUS WPCP
NPDES ID	GA0050059
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	March 28, 2003
Expiration date	May 19, 2007
Issuing agency	GA DNR
Address	Santa Claus, GA 30436
Receiving water	UNNAMED TRIB/ROCKY CR/OHOOPEE RV.-ALTAMAHA RB
Subwatershed	Lower Rocky Creek (HUC 030701070504)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
10With a violation of any kind
8With 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	83	68	April 30, 2012	758% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	114	44	April 30, 2012	547% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	40	33	March 31, 2012	80% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	25	19	May 31, 2010	567% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	4	30	18	July 31, 2011	700% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	23	17	April 30, 2012	567% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	73	10	April 30, 2012	416% over the limit
pH	2	22	1	July 31, 2002
Chlorine, total residual	0	36	0
Solids, sludge, total, dry weight	1	3	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0050059.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0050059.

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 GA0050059.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GA0050059 held by SANTA CLAUS WPCP in Santa Claus, GA, which discharges to Unnamed Trib/Rocky Cr/Ohoopee Rv.-Altamaha Rb within HUC 030701070504. The listed figures are 9 for the discharger class, 8 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit is administratively continued.