Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAIS14771

GOLDENS' FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO - COLUMBUS, Columbus, GA: NPDES GAIS14771 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
26Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

GOLDENS' FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO - COLUMBUS, held by Goldens? Foundry and Machine Co., holds NPDES permit GAIS14771. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027.

GOLDENS' FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO - COLUMBUS, Columbus, Georgia: Coverage under a general permit GAIS14771, held by Goldens? Foundry and Machine Co.; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued June 1, 2022, term to May 31, 2027.

pH: 8 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, dissolved [as As]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, dissolved [as Cr]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Acenaphthylene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Acenaphthene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Anthracene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzo[b]fluoranthene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzo[k]fluoranthene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzo[a]pyrene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chrysene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Fluoranthene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Fluorene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phenanthrene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Pyrene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzo[ghi]perylene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzo[a]anthracene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Naphthalene: 4 limits, 12 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 GAIS14771.

Coverages issued nearest GAIS14771

June 1, 2022: SILON US LLC, Peachtree City, GAIS14766, held by Silon US LLC
June 1, 2022: SA RECYCLING - VIENNA, Vienna, GAIS14767, held by SA Recycling, LLC
June 1, 2022: ACTEGA NORTH AMERICA, Norcross, GAIS14768, held by ACTEGA North America
June 1, 2022: STELLA-JONES CORPORATION - BACONTON, Baconton, GAIS14769, held by Stella-Jones Corporation
June 1, 2022: REPUBLIC SERVICES ATLANTA, GA ? WS, Atlanta, GAIS14770, held by EQ Industrial Services Atlanta
June 1, 2022: OLDCASTLE BUILDINGENVELOPE - NEWNAN, Newnan, GAIS14772, held by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.
June 1, 2022: COLONIAL BAG CO., Lake Park, GAIS14773, held by Colonial Bag Co
June 1, 2022: ARGLASS YAMAMURA SE, LLC, Valdosta, GAIS14775, held by Valdosta
June 1, 2022: LANYARD DEVELOPMENT, INC. - DAVIS BORROW PIT, Ellabell, GAIS14776, held by Lanyard Development, Inc.
June 1, 2022: CONCRETE ENTERPRISES - MOULTRIE, Moultrie, GAIS14778, held by Concrete Enterprises

GOLDENS' FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO - COLUMBUS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 34 discharge permits in the Cool Branch-Chattahoochee River subwatershed (HUC 031300030905), GAIS14771 among them. Its county holds 36, 1 of them major permits; GAIS14771 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cool Branch-Chattahoochee River subwatershed (HUC 031300030905)

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION LAKEPOINT STATE PARK LAGOON, Eufaula: AL0023906, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2026
BUENA VISTA, CITY OF (BUENA VISTA WPCP), Buena Vista: GA0023710, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2024
CHAIRMANS FOODS LLC, Columbus: GAIS14559, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
COLUMBUS & CHATTAHOOCHEE RAILROAD, Columbus: GAIS14186, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
COLUMBUS WATER WORKS (COLUMBUS CSO), Columbus: GA0036838, minor permit, discharging to CITY COLUMBUS/CHATTAHOOCHEE-SAV RB, permit term to July 27, 2003
COLUMBUS WATER WORKS (FORT BENNING WTP), Columbus: GAG640097, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
COLUMBUS WATER WORKS (SOUTH COLUMBUS WRF), Columbus: GA0020516, major permit, permit term to February 28, 2023
CUSSETA-CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY (CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK WPCP), Cussetta: GAJ020224, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2018
CUSSETA-CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY (FIRETOWER ROAD WELL #3), Cusseta: GAG640149, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CUSSETA-CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY (MILLER ROAD WELL #2), Cusseta: GAG640148, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	GOLDENS' FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO - COLUMBUS
Permittee as filed	Goldens? Foundry and Machine Co.
NPDES ID	GAIS14771
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	Columbus, GA 31902
Subwatershed	Cool Branch-Chattahoochee River (HUC 031300030905)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	ICIS-AIR source GA0000001321500002

Effluent limits and exceedances

26Pollutants on file
26Under a numeric limit
26With 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	8	32
Solids, total suspended	4	16
Oil & Grease	4	16
Arsenic, dissolved [as As]	4	16
Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]	4	16
Chromium, dissolved [as Cr]	4	16
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]	4	16
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]	4	16
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]	4	16
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	4	16
Acenaphthylene	4	12
Acenaphthene	4	12
Anthracene	4	12
Benzo[b]fluoranthene	4	12
Benzo[k]fluoranthene	4	12
Benzo[a]pyrene	4	12
Chrysene	4	12
Fluoranthene	4	12
Fluorene	4	12
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene	4	12
Phenanthrene	4	12
Pyrene	4	12
Benzo[ghi]perylene	4	12
Benzo[a]anthracene	4	12
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene	4	12
Naphthalene	4	12

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES GAIS14771.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAIS14771.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GAIS14771.

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 GAIS14771.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit GAIS14771, held by Goldens' Foundry and Machine Co. in Columbus, GA, which is listed as Effective and a Minor discharger with industrial stormwater coverage under a general permit. The permit was issued June 1, 2022 and expires May 31, 2027, and the page lists 26 pollutants on file, 2 of them under a numeric limit, with 0 showing an effluent exceedance.