Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAG300006
IMERYS CARBONATES USA, INC., Ellijay, GA: NPDES GAG300006 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
IMERYS CARBONATES USA, INC., held by Carmeuse Lime & Stone, holds NPDES permit GAG300006. EPA’s file records it issued July 21, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026. 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 | Carmeuse Lime & Stone |
| NPDES ID | GAG300006 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 21, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2026 |
| Address | Ellijay, GA 30536 |
| Subwatershed | Fausett Creek (HUC 031501020501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbidity | 4 | 18 | 8 | August 31, 2022 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 13 | 3 | August 31, 2022 | 282% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 11 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 4 | 10 | 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 GAG300006.
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.