Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0031801
FORSYTH, CITY OF (NORTHEAST WPCP), Forsyth, GA: NPDES GA0031801 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORSYTH, CITY OF (NORTHEAST WPCP), held by Forsyth (City of), holds NPDES permit GA0031801. EPA’s file records it issued December 31, 2012 and expiring December 30, 2017. 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 | FORSYTH, CITY OF (NORTHEAST WPCP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Forsyth (City of) |
| NPDES ID | GA0031801 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 31, 2012 |
| Expiration date | December 30, 2017 |
| Address | Forsyth, GA 31029 |
| Subwatershed | Rum Creek (HUC 030701031306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 79 | 75 | November 30, 2022 | 1,240% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 40 | 36 | July 31, 2026 | 178% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 13 | 9 | July 31, 2013 | 37% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 9 | 7 | April 30, 2021 | 525% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 3 | February 28, 2007 | 73% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 11 | 2 | February 28, 2018 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 1 | 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 GA0031801.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.