Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAIS14193

METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF, Decatur, GA: NPDES GAIS14193 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF, held by Metro Green Recycling Three, LLC, holds NPDES permit GAIS14193. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027.

METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF, Decatur, Georgia: Coverage under a general permit GAIS14193, held by Metro Green Recycling Three, LLC; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued June 1, 2022, term to May 31, 2027.

pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Georgia holds 1,505 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 493 were issued before GAIS14193.

Coverages issued nearest GAIS14193

June 1, 2022: ARROW ADHESIVES CO, Norcross, GAIS14176, held by Arrow Adhesives CO
June 1, 2022: SANIMAX WINDER, Winder, GAIS14182, held by 1417 LLC% Sanimax Holding INC SOLE MBR
June 1, 2022: FERMWORX, Columbus, GAIS14183, held by Fermworx
June 1, 2022: COLUMBUS & CHATTAHOOCHEE RAILROAD, Columbus, GAIS14186, held by Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad
June 1, 2022: HARRIS WASTE MANAGEMENT GROUP , INC., Cordele, GAIS14188, held by HARRIS WASTE MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.-CORDELE
June 1, 2022: JT ASPHALT ATLANTA PLANT, Atlanta, GAIS14195, held by JT Urban Materials
June 1, 2022: HITACHI ASTEMO ROCK SPRING, INC., Rock Spring, GAIS14198, held by Hitachi Astemo Rock Spring, Inc.
June 1, 2022: OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, Ringgold, GAIS14201, held by Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
June 1, 2022: PIANA NONWOVENS, LLC, Cartersville, GAIS14206, held by Piana Nonwovens
June 1, 2022: TINTORIA PIANA, Cartersville, GAIS14207, held by Tintoria Piana

METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 639 discharge permits in the Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River subwatershed (HUC 030701030301), GAIS14193 among them.

Other permits in the Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River subwatershed (HUC 030701030301)

1 CABIN DRIVE DEVELOPMENT, Conley: GAR18C1C4, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1001 MOSELEY ROAD - TRACT 3, Stockbridge: GAR397746, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1009 MOSELEY ROAD - TRACT 1, Stockbridge: GAR397744, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1303 LITHONIA INDUSTRIAL BLVD, Lithonia: GAR18C262, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1420 AZALEA DRIVE, LOT 3, Lawrenceville: GAR18BD88, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
14300 HOPEWELL ROAD, Alpharetta: GAR18C2EF, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1540 SIKES ROAD, Statham: GAR3976AC, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1632 HOWELL BRIDGE RD, Ball Ground: GAR18C252, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
1861 BLACK BEAR TRAIL, Big Canoe: GAR18C26E, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
2178 NE HILLWOOD DR LOT 694-697, Conyers: GAR3976C5, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028

What the register holds for METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Decatur, Georgia, and 7 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES GAIS14193.

Identity

Facility as filed	METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF
Permittee as filed	Metro Green Recycling Three, LLC
NPDES ID	GAIS14193
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	June 1, 2022
Expiration date	May 31, 2027
Address	Decatur, GA 30035
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River (HUC 030701030301)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	ICIS-AIR source GA0000001308900409

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With 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
pH	2	0	0
Solids, total suspended	1	0	0
Oil & Grease	1	0	0
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]	1	0	0
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]	1	0	0
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]	1	0	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	1	0	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES GAIS14193.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAIS14193.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GAIS14193.

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 GAIS14193.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit GAIS14193, held by Metro Green Recycling Three, LLC for METRO GREEN RECYCLING THREE MRF in Decatur, GA, with an effective status and a minor discharger classification. The facts list 7 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.