Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0026433
GWINNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (CROOKED CREEK WRF), Norcross, GA: NPDES GA0026433 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GWINNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (CROOKED CREEK WRF), held by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, holds NPDES permit GA0026433. EPA’s file records it issued December 17, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2026. 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 | GWINNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (CROOKED CREEK WRF) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners |
| NPDES ID | GA0026433 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 17, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2026 |
| Address | Norcross, GA 30092 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Little Suwanee Creek-Yellow River (HUC 030701030301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 14 | 14 | February 28, 2010 | 7,980% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 9 | 9 | November 30, 2009 | 150% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2005 | 2,092% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 4 | October 31, 2005 | 80% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2014 | 137% over the limit |
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 1 | 3 | 2 | March 31, 2005 | 78% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 15 | 1 | January 31, 2001 | 208% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 1995 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 1989 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2007 | 511% over the limit |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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 GA0026433.
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.