Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0002798
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (PORT WENTWORTH MILL), Port Wentworth, GA: NPDES GA0002798 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (PORT WENTWORTH MILL), held by International Paper Company, holds NPDES permit GA0002798. EPA’s file records it issued April 17, 2019 and expiring April 30, 2024. 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 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (PORT WENTWORTH MILL) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | International Paper Company |
| NPDES ID | GA0002798 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial pretreatment |
| Issued | April 17, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2024 |
| Address | Port Wentworth, GA 31407 |
| Subwatershed | Wilmington River (HUC 030602040101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 0 | 45 | 45 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 7 | 7 | March 31, 2026 | |
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 3 | 2 | February 28, 2011 | 100% over the limit |
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 3 | 2 | February 28, 2011 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 20 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2017 | 181% over the limit |
| Chloroform | 2 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2007 | 987% over the limit |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2005 | 100% over the limit |
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 20% over the limit |
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 20% over the limit |
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 4% over the limit |
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 1 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 20% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 12 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 2% over the limit |
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen Injected | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 96Hr Acute Mysid. Bahia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 96Hr Acute Cyprinodon | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES GA0002798.
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.