Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0050272

M-94 MINE, Dry Branch, GA: NPDES GA0050272 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

M-94 MINE, held by Arcilla Mining & Land Company, LLC, holds NPDES permit GA0050272. EPA’s file records it issued May 30, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

M-94 MINE, Dry Branch, Georgia: Individual permit GA0050272, held by Arcilla Mining & Land Company, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 30, 2018, term to June 30, 2023.

Turbidity: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023, largest 291% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2022.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Arcilla Mining & Land Company, LLC

ARCILLA MINING & LAND COMPANY, LLC (BROWN-CRISWELL MINE), Toomsboro: GA0050263, issued May 30, 2018
ALLEN MINE, Irwinton: GA0050265, issued May 30, 2018
ARCILLA MINING & LAND COMPANY, LLC (HARBISON WALKER MINE), Gordon: GA0050266, issued May 30, 2018
ARCILLA MINING & LAND COMPANY, LLC (M94L), Dry Branch: GA0050273, issued May 30, 2018

M-94 MINE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 229 discharge permits in the Cole Creek-Tobesofkee Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701031401), GA0050272 among them.

Other permits in the Cole Creek-Tobesofkee Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701031401)

120 ABBERLEY LN, Macon: GAR3976C6, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
3430 AIRLINE ROAD, Mcdonough: GAR18C1EF, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
3450 AIRLINE ROAD, Mcdonough: GAR18C1E7, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
A NEW FACILITY FOR UNIVERSAL INDUSTRIAL GASES, INC., Warner Robins: GAR153582, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION - MAC, Macon: GAIS14617, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
AGGREGATES USA, LLC (MACON QUARRY), Macon: GAG300102, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2026
ALDEN ESTATES, PHASE 1, LOT 14, 250 GARNET DR S, MBC, ESPCP, Lizella: GAR39774D, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC ? WGR1, Macon: GAIS14937, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
ANDERSON COVE, Covington: GAR39778A, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
ARCILLA MINING & LAND COMPANY, LLC (M94L), Dry Branch: GA0050273, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	M-94 MINE
Permittee as filed	Arcilla Mining & Land Company, LLC
NPDES ID	GA0050272
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	May 30, 2018
Expiration date	June 30, 2023
Address	Dry Branch, GA 31020
Subwatershed	Cole Creek-Tobesofkee Creek (HUC 030701031401)

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
10With 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
Turbidity	4	14	12	January 31, 2023
Solids, total suspended	4	11	9	January 31, 2023	291% over the limit
pH	4	4	2	November 30, 2022
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	8	4	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	8	4	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	8	4	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	8	4	0
Oil & Grease	4	2	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0050272.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GA0050272.

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 GA0050272.

Watch this permit

One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, GA0050272.

Start the watch

How we handle your data → Privacy

Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers NPDES permit GA0050272 for M-94 MINE in Dry Branch, GA, held by Arcilla Mining & Land Company, LLC, with an administratively continued status and a Minor Discharger class. The permit's listed figures are 10 pollutants on file, 10 under a numeric limit, 10 with a violation of any kind, and 3 with an effluent exceedance.