Fort Gaines, City of

NPDES permit GA0026191 · Minor POTW · expired, expires 2026-04-30 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2026-04-30 and is expired: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

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

10values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
1of 12 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-08-31. Most often over: E. coli (4), BOD, 5-day, percent removal (4), Coliform, fecal general (2).

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 (30)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 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 <= 75.1 lb/d all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 93.8 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
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 <= 75.1 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 93.8 lb/d 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 report only 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 report only all year
001Phosphate, ortho [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG <= .3 MGD all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantWKLY AVG <= .38 MGD all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .5 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

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