Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAP050279

ALTERNATIVE POLISHING SOLUTIONS, LLC, Maysville, GA: NPDES GAP050279 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
2Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

ALTERNATIVE POLISHING SOLUTIONS, LLC, held by Browning Metal Finishing, holds NPDES permit GAP050279. EPA’s file records it issued June 14, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

ALTERNATIVE POLISHING SOLUTIONS, LLC, Maysville, Georgia: Individual industrial user permit GAP050279, held by Browning Metal Finishing; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 14, 2018, term to June 30, 2023; Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring.

Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 85 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2025, largest 13% over the limit.
Nickel, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cyanide, total recoverable: 4 limits, 232 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 162 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 142 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 2 limits, 134 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

January 27, 2026: Sampling (IU) (S).
January 27, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).

ALTERNATIVE POLISHING SOLUTIONS, LLC among its neighbors

Its county holds 18, 0 of them major permits; GAP050279 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

BALDWIN, CITY OF (BALDWIN WPCP), Cornelia: GA0033243, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2024
BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (HUDSON RIVER WPCP), Commerce: GA0050215, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2023
BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (INDUSTRIAL PARK WPCP), Commerce: GAJ020181, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2020
BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (MOUNTAIN CREEK WTP), Alto: GAG640006, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (OLD BANKS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WPCP), Homer: GAG550080, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2025
BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (OLD BANKS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WPCP), Homer: GAL550080, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2030
BANKS COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK, Commerce: GAU020181, minor permit, discharging to BANKS COUNTY, permit term to November 30, 2010
COMMERCE, CITY OF (DAVIS HOUSE WPCP), Commerce: GA0032646, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2020
COMMERCE, CITY OF (HOLIDAY INN WPCP), Commerce: GA0032638, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2020
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. - HOMER QUARRY, Homer: GA0046213, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB/HUDSON RIVER-SAV RB, permit term to September 30, 2010

Identity

Facility as filed	ALTERNATIVE POLISHING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Permittee as filed	Browning Metal Finishing
NPDES ID	GAP050279
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual industrial user permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 14, 2018
Expiration date	June 30, 2023
Address	Maysville, GA 30558
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
NAICS	332813 – Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
SIC	3471 – Plating And Polishing
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler GAR000058412; ICIS-AIR source GA0000001315700054

Effluent limits and exceedances

23Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
23With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Nickel, total [as Ni]	0	85	1	April 30, 2025	13% over the limit
Nickel, total recoverable	4	232	0
Silver total recoverable	4	232	0
Zinc, total recoverable	4	232	0
Cadmium, total recoverable	4	232	0
Lead, total recoverable	4	232	0
Chromium, total recoverable	4	232	0
Copper, total recoverable	4	232	0
Cyanide, total recoverable	4	232	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	162	0
Solids, total suspended	2	162	0
Oil & Grease	2	162	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	162	0
pH	2	142	0
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]	2	134	0
Cyanide, total [as CN]	0	84	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	0	84	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	0	84	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	0	84	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	0	84	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	0	84	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	0	84	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	8	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAP050279.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 27, 2026	Sampling (IU)	S
January 27, 2026	Evaluation (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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES GAP050279.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit GAP050279, held by Alternative Polishing Solutions, LLC in Maysville, GA, with its status shown as administratively continued and its discharger class listed as Minor. The page lists 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.