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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAP050016

BWAY CORPORATION, Homerville, GA: NPDES GAP050016 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BWAY CORPORATION, held by BWAY Corporation, holds NPDES permit GAP050016. EPA’s file records it issued March 19, 2020 and expiring March 31, 2025.

BWAY CORPORATION, Homerville, Georgia: Individual industrial user permit GAP050016, held by BWAY Corporation; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 19, 2020, term to March 31, 2025.

  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 5,371% over the limit.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 4 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 140% over the limit.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2023, largest 21% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 32% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017, largest 47% over the limit.
  • Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver, total [as Ag]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 1, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
  • July 7, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
  • May 12, 2026: Sampling (IU) (S).
  • May 12, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).
  • February 10, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).

BWAY CORPORATION among its neighbors

Its county holds 4, 0 of them major permits; GAP050016 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedBWAY CORPORATION
Permittee as filedBWAY Corporation
NPDES IDGAP050016
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual industrial user permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 19, 2020
Expiration dateMarch 31, 2025
AddressHomerville, GA 31634
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler GAD004060968; ICIS-AIR source GA0000001306500005

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Zinc, total [as Zn]44028May 31, 20265,371% over the limit
Nickel, total [as Ni]42311July 31, 2025140% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]4182November 30, 202321% over the limit
Oil & Grease2142September 30, 201832% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant282March 31, 201747% over the limit
Chromium, total [as Cr]4200
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]4160
Cyanide, total [as CN]4120
Cadmium, total [as Cd]4120
Lead, total [as Pb]4120
Silver, total [as Ag]4120
pH260

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAP050016.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 12, 2026Sampling (IU)S
May 12, 2026Evaluation (IU)S
February 10, 2026Evaluation (IU)S

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 1, 2026Notice of Noncompliance IssuedState
July 7, 2026Notice of Noncompliance IssuedState

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit GAP050016, held by BWAY Corporation in Homerville, GA, and lists the permit as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class. The page reports 12 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 5 with an effluent exceedance.