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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAU050230

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Louisville, GA: NPDES GAU050230 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

JEFFERSON COUNTY, held by JEFFERSON COUNTY CR 138 MSWL, holds NPDES permit GAU050230, which discharges to City Of Louisville. EPA’s file records it issued January 12, 2007 and expiring November 30, 2010.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Louisville, Georgia: Individual industrial user permit GAU050230, held by JEFFERSON COUNTY CR 138 MSWL; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 12, 2007, term to November 30, 2010; discharges to CITY OF LOUISVILLE.

  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 144 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2015, largest 260% over the limit.
  • Toxaphene: 4 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2002, largest 9,900% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 304 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2002, largest 54% over the limit.
  • Endrin: 4 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2002, largest 900% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 132 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2001.
  • Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 4 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2002, largest 25% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 286 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 286 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total [as As]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Tin, total [as Sn]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Methoxychlor: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lindane: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluoride, total [as F]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Barium, total [as Ba]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver, total [as Ag]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Carbon tetrachloride: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzene: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 1,1-Dichloroethylene: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Vinyl chloride: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Trichloroethylene: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2,4,5-T: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Trichloromethane: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxypropionic acid: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

JEFFERSON COUNTY among its neighbors

Its county holds 11, 1 of them major permits; GAU050230 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedJEFFERSON COUNTY
Permittee as filedJEFFERSON COUNTY CR 138 MSWL
NPDES IDGAU050230
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
IssuedJanuary 12, 2007
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2010
AddressLouisville, GA 30434
Receiving waterCITY OF LOUISVILLE

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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant214413November 30, 2015260% over the limit
Toxaphene46412June 30, 20029,900% over the limit
Oil & Grease43046July 31, 200254% over the limit
Endrin4575June 30, 2002900% over the limit
pH21322March 31, 2001
Cadmium, total [as Cd]4531June 30, 200225% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C42860
Solids, total suspended42860
Cyanide, total [as CN]4520
Arsenic, total [as As]4520
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]4520
Copper, total [as Cu]4520
Lead, total [as Pb]4520
Nickel, total [as Ni]4520
Zinc, total [as Zn]4520
Tin, total [as Sn]4520
Methoxychlor4520
Lindane4520
Mercury, total [as Hg]4520
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]2260
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]2260
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]2260
Chloride [as Cl]2260
Sulfate, total [as SO4]2260
Fluoride, total [as F]2260
Barium, total [as Ba]2260
Silver, total [as Ag]2260
Selenium, total [as Se]2260
Carbon tetrachloride2260
Benzene2260
1,1-Dichloroethylene2260
1,2-Dichlorobenzene2260
1,4-Dichlorobenzene2260
Vinyl chloride2260
Trichloroethylene2260
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid2260
Solids, total dissolved2260
2,4,5-T0180
Trichloromethane0180
Specific conductance1130
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxypropionic acid280
1,1,1-Trichloroethane280

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAU050230.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GAU050230.

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 GAU050230.

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES GAU050230 for JEFFERSON COUNTY in Louisville, GA, shown as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class and an individual industrial user permit type. The page lists 40 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 42 pollutants on file.