Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAP050315
CHICKEN OF THE SEA INTERNATIONAL (TUNA CANNING PLANT), Lyons, GA: NPDES GAP050315 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHICKEN OF THE SEA INTERNATIONAL (TUNA CANNING PLANT), held by Chicken of the Sea International, holds NPDES permit GAP050315. EPA’s file records it issued August 3, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHICKEN OF THE SEA INTERNATIONAL (TUNA CANNING PLANT) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Chicken of the Sea International |
| NPDES ID | GAP050315 |
| 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 | August 3, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Address | Lyons, GA 30436 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 8 | 4 | February 28, 2026 | 48% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 6 | 2 | October 31, 2021 | 53% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | May 31, 2018 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAP050315.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.