Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAU050268

KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC., West Point, GA: NPDES GAU050268 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC., held by KIA MOTORS MFG OF GEORIGA, INC, holds NPDES permit GAU050268, which discharges to To City Of West Point Ga0020052. EPA’s file records it issued May 8, 2009 and expiring April 30, 2014.

KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC., West Point, Georgia: Individual industrial user permit GAU050268, held by KIA MOTORS MFG OF GEORIGA, INC; Effective; issued May 8, 2009, term to April 30, 2014, by GA DNR; discharges to TO CITY OF WEST POINT GA0020052.

Nickel, total [as Ni]: 4 limits, 239 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 27% over the limit.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 239 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 61% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 274 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2014, largest 0% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 243 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 4 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 4 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 2 limits, 125 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 103 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & grease, non-polar material: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC. among its neighbors

Its county holds 37, 2 of them major permits; GAU050268 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

CATERPILLAR INC., CONC. TEST TRACK & PARKING ADDITION, Lagrange: GAR149492, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
CATERPILLAR INC., PARKING ADDITION, Lagrange: GAR147064, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
CITY OF LAGRANGE, Lagrange: GAL036951, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF WEST POINT, West Point: GAL020052, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CONNER INDUSTRIES, INC., Hogansville: GAIS12709, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2017
DIVERSE POWER, INC., Lagrange: GAR347190, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
DURACELL FACILITY CONSOLIDATION, Lagrange: GAR152443, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
HYUNDAI TRANSYS GEORGIA POWERTRAIN INC., West Point: GAR18C07E, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
INTERFACE FLOR KYLE 3, Lagrange: GAIS01572, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2017
INTERFACEFLOR LLC, Lagrange: GAIS01226, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2017

Identity

Facility as filed	KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC.
Permittee as filed	KIA MOTORS MFG OF GEORIGA, INC
NPDES ID	GAU050268
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual industrial user permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 8, 2009
Expiration date	April 30, 2014
Issuing agency	GA DNR
Address	West Point, GA 31833
Receiving water	TO CITY OF WEST POINT GA0020052
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler GAR000054429; ICIS-AIR source GA0000001328500084

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
13With 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
Nickel, total [as Ni]	4	239	3	December 31, 2016	27% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]	4	239	3	December 31, 2014	61% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	274	1	October 31, 2014	0% over the limit
pH	4	243	0
Cyanide, total [as CN]	4	236	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	4	236	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	4	236	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	4	236	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	4	236	0
Copper, total recoverable	4	236	0
Specific conductance	2	125	0
Oil & Grease	0	103	0
Oil & grease, non-polar material	2	26	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GAU050268.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES GAU050268.

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 GAU050268.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit GAU050268, held by KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC. in West Point, GA, with a permit status of Effective and a discharger class of Minor. The page lists 12 as the discharger class figure, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.