Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAIS14398

SHAPIRO METALS, Fitzgerald, GA: NPDES GAIS14398 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

SHAPIRO METALS, held by Shapiro Metals, holds NPDES permit GAIS14398. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027.

SHAPIRO METALS, Fitzgerald, Georgia: Coverage under a general permit GAIS14398, held by Shapiro Metals; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued June 1, 2022, term to May 31, 2027.

pH: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 1 limit, 8 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 GAIS14398.

Coverages issued nearest GAIS14398

June 1, 2022: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. AUGUSTA YARD, Augusta, GAIS14390, held by Norfolk Southern Railway Company
June 1, 2022: AVERITT EXPRESS SAVANNAH SERVICE CENTER, Port Wentworth, GAIS14392, held by Averitt Express
June 1, 2022: SA RECYCLING, Savannah, GAIS14393, held by SA Recycling LLC
June 1, 2022: CARNESVILLE QUARRY, Carnesville, GAIS14394, held by Georgia Stone Products, LLC
June 1, 2022: ARROPOL CHEMICALS, INC., Dalton, GAIS14396, held by Arropol Chemicals
June 1, 2022: HAMPTON RECYCLING, Hampton, GAIS14399, held by Green Circle Demolition
June 1, 2022: BROWNS MILL RECYCLING, Atlanta, GAIS14400, held by Green Circle Demolition
June 1, 2022: BARE METALS RECYCLING, Griffin, GAIS14401, held by Griffin Recycling
June 1, 2022: BEYEL BROTHERS, INC. - GEORGIA, Jonesboro, GAIS14403, held by Beyel Brothers, Inc.
June 1, 2022: WILLIAMS FORM ENGINEERING, Lithia Springs, GAIS14404, held by Williams Form Engineering

SHAPIRO METALS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 49 discharge permits in the Upper Turnpike Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701050302), GAIS14398 among them. Its county holds 10, 1 of them major permits; GAIS14398 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Turnpike Creek subwatershed (HUC 030701050302)

ABBEVILLE, CITY OF (ABBEVILLE WPCP), Abbeville: GA0047643, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2020
AILEY, CITY OF (AILEY WPCP), Ailey: GA0049247, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2023
ALAMO, CITY OF (ALAMO WPCP), Alamo: GA0037753, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
BEASLEY TIMBER CO. ? CLAXTON ROAD MAINTENANCE FACILITY, Hazlehurst: GAIS15002, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
BROXTON, CITY OF (BROXTON WPCP), Broxton: GAJ020124, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2021
CADWELL, TOWN OF (CADWELL WPCP), Cadwell: GA0025887, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2020
COCHRAN, CITY OF (COCHRAN WPCP), Cochran: GA0032107, major permit, permit term to October 31, 2022
COCHRAN, CITY OF (WELL #2 CITY BARN WTP), Cochran: GAG640086, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CROSSVIEW CARE CENTER (CROSSVIEW CARE CENTER WPCP), Pineview: GA0034291, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2022
CUSTOM PROFILES, INC., Fitzgerald: GA0037842, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	SHAPIRO METALS
Permittee as filed	Shapiro Metals
NPDES ID	GAIS14398
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	Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Subwatershed	Upper Turnpike Creek (HUC 030701050302)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
7With 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
pH	2	16
Solids, total suspended	1	8
Oil & Grease	1	8
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]	1	8
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]	1	8
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]	1	8
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	1	8

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES GAIS14398.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAIS14398.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GAIS14398.

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 GAIS14398.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GAIS14398, held by Shapiro Metals in Fitzgerald, GA, for industrial stormwater, with an effective status and a Minor discharger class. The page lists 7 pollutants on file, 7 under a numeric limit, 7 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.