Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GA0046540
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY (HODGES IMPOUND), Sandersville, GA: NPDES GA0046540 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY (HODGES IMPOUND), held by IMERYS Clays Inc., holds NPDES permit GA0046540. EPA’s file records it issued August 14, 2015 and expiring August 31, 2017. 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 | THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY (HODGES IMPOUND) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | IMERYS Clays Inc. |
| NPDES ID | GA0046540 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 14, 2015 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2017 |
| Address | Sandersville, GA 31082 |
| Subwatershed | Deepstep Creek-Buffalo Creek (HUC 030701020305) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2020 | 2% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 2 | 254 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 220 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 153 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 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 GA0046540.
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.