Ellijay-Gilmer County Water & Sewerage Authority

NPDES permit GA0021369 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2029-09-30 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

1values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
2of 11 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: pH (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (44)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]MINIMUM >= 5 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 626 lb/d all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 782 lb/d all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG report only all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 626 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 782 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, organic total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 17.4 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 26.1 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 363 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 453 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]WKLY AVG <= 1.5 mg/L all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG <= 20.9 lb/d all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]WKLY AVG <= 26.1 lb/d all year
001Phosphate, ortho [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG <= 2.5 MGD all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantWKLY AVG <= 3.125 MGD all year
001Chlorine, total residualMAXIMUM <= .26 mg/L all year
001E. coliMOAV GEO <= 126 #/100mL all year
001E. coliWE <= 410 #/100mL all year
001Solids, sludge, total, dry weightMO TOTAL report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, percent removalMINIMUM >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMINIMUM >= 85 % all year
001NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMINIMUM report only all year
001NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMINIMUM report only all year
001NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMINIMUM report only all year
001NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMINIMUM report only all year

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