Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0000256
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER OPERATIONS LLC, Camas, WA: NPDES WA0000256 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER OPERATIONS LLC, held by Georgia-Pacific LLC, holds NPDES permit WA0000256. EPA’s file records it issued November 2, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020. 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 | GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER OPERATIONS LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Georgia-Pacific LLC |
| NPDES ID | WA0000256 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 2, 2015 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Camas, WA 98607 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake River-Frontal Columbia River (HUC 170900120304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 26 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pulp Production | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Paper production | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Daily excursion time [min] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total production - mass | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WA0000256.
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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| August 16, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| September 25, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 25, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| April 24, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| February 15, 2017 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
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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