Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MS0036412
GCF US HOLDINGS LLC - COLUMBUS MILL, Columbus, MS: NPDES MS0036412 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GCF US HOLDINGS LLC - COLUMBUS MILL, held by INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, COLUMBUS MILL, holds NPDES permit MS0036412, which discharges to Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. EPA’s file records it issued June 4, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GCF US HOLDINGS LLC - COLUMBUS MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, COLUMBUS MILL |
| NPDES ID | MS0036412 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 4, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | MDEQ |
| Address | Columbus, MS 39703 |
| Receiving water | TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY |
| Subwatershed | Greens Creek-Tombigbee River (HUC 031601060302) |
| NAICS | 322110 – Pulp Mills |
| SIC | 2611 – Pulp Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MSD982155145; ICIS-AIR source MS0000002808700044 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 36 | 1 | April 30, 2017 | 10% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 8 | 1 | July 31, 2008 | |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2022 | 35% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Halogens, adsorbable organic | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 1 | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
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 October 14, 2026.