Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0037834
IMERYS CARBONATES USA, INC., Ellijay, GA: NPDES GA0037834 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
IMERYS CARBONATES USA, INC., held by O-N MINERALS CHEMSTONE COMPANY, holds NPDES permit GA0037834, which discharges to Trib To Talona Creek-Coosa Rb. EPA’s file records it issued May 12, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2014. 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 | IMERYS CARBONATES USA, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | O-N MINERALS CHEMSTONE COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | GA0037834 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 12, 2010 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2014 |
| Issuing agency | GA DNR MC |
| Address | Ellijay, GA 30536 |
| Receiving water | TRIB TO TALONA CREEK-COOSA RB |
| Subwatershed | Fausett Creek (HUC 031501020501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 | 2 | 41 | 1 | October 31, 2014 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 41 | 1 | October 31, 2011 | 32% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 0 | 4 | 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 GA0037834.
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.