Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0026778
GEORGIA POWER CO. (PLANT WANSLEY), Roopville, GA: NPDES GA0026778 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GEORGIA POWER CO. (PLANT WANSLEY), held by Georgia Power Company, holds NPDES permit GA0026778. EPA’s file records it issued October 15, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GEORGIA POWER CO. (PLANT WANSLEY) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Georgia Power Company |
| NPDES ID | GA0026778 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 15, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Address | Roopville, GA 30170 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Long Cane Creek (HUC 031300020905) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 8 | 235 | 4 | February 29, 2024 | |
| Chlorine, total residual [dsg. time] | 6 | 49 | 1 | May 31, 2021 | 33% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 12 | 210 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 204 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 16 | 160 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 16 | 158 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, free available | 12 | 128 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 16 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 16 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 32 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 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 GA0026778.
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 14, 2026.