Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0038342
COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (KIOKEE CREEK WPCP), Appling, GA: NPDES GA0038342 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (KIOKEE CREEK WPCP), held by Columbia County Water Utility, holds NPDES permit GA0038342. EPA’s file records it issued July 24, 2023 and expiring July 31, 2028. 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 | COLUMBIA COUNTY WATER UTILITY (KIOKEE CREEK WPCP) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Columbia County Water Utility |
| NPDES ID | GA0038342 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 24, 2023 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2028 |
| Address | Appling, GA 30802 |
| Subwatershed | Mountain Creek-Turkey Creek (HUC 030601070204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 52 | 1 | February 28, 2003 | 809% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 400 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 400 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 200 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 101 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 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 GA0038342.
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.