Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0045934
IMERYS CLAYS INC. (DEEPSTEP ROAD PLANT - FRANKLIN OPERATIONS), Deepstep, GA: NPDES GA0045934 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
IMERYS CLAYS INC. (DEEPSTEP ROAD PLANT - FRANKLIN OPERATIONS), held by Imerys Clays Inc., holds NPDES permit GA0045934. EPA’s file records it issued September 5, 2018 and expiring September 30, 2023. 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 | IMERYS CLAYS INC. (DEEPSTEP ROAD PLANT - FRANKLIN OPERATIONS) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Imerys Clays Inc. |
| NPDES ID | GA0045934 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 5, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2023 |
| Address | Deepstep, GA 31082 |
| Subwatershed | Rosemary Creek (HUC 030602010607) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 172 | 311 | 53 | January 31, 2026 | 740% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 420 | 566 | 46 | January 31, 2026 | 308% over the limit |
| pH | 172 | 471 | 7 | January 31, 2021 | |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 344 | 516 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 344 | 516 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 344 | 516 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 172 | 499 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 172 | 258 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 172 | 258 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 2 | 80 | 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 GA0045934.
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.