Columbia County Water Utility

NPDES permit GA0047775 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2028-07-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

Check this month's numbers before you file

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

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

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31.

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among GA permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (42)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen demand, ultimateMO AVG <= 2342 lb/d Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]MINIMUM >= 6 mg/L all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 10 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 15 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 500 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 626 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 <= 4.3 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 6.5 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 215 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 269 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 report only all year
001Phosphate, ortho [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG <= 6 MGD all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantWKLY AVG <= 7.5 MGD all year
001Chlorine, total residualMAXIMUM <= .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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 7.5 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 11.3 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 375 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 469 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous, 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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