EPD Enforcement Orders
Current Proposed Enforcement Orders
(Notices that change weekly)
Date of Posting: Monday, October 6, 2025
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9689
| Facility | Augusta, Georgia |
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| County | Richmond County |
| Cause of Order | From February 1, 2021- September 30, 2024, 179 spills of raw sewage to State waters, 84 of which were not reported, 20 effluent limit exceedances at the J.B. Messerly WPCP, and 1 failure to sample for a major spill. From December 1, 2021- September 30, 2024, 27 failure to report bypass events. |
| Requirements of Order | 1. Pay settlement in the amount of $170,544.07 2. Within 30 days of execution, submit a letter addressing the actions that have been or will be taken to address the deficiencies at the J.B. Messerly WPCP noted in the August 2024 inspection report. 3. Within 60 days of execution, submit SOP for spill and bypass reporting procedure. 4. Within 120 days of execution, submit a plan with both short-term and long term action to prevent and mitigate spills at the J.B. Messerly WPCP. Short-term actions are to be implemented with 6 months of plan submittal. Long term action must result in the elimination of bypasses within 3 years of the Order execution date. 5. Within 60 days of execution, submit an O&M for the J.B. Messerly WPCP. 6. Within 60 days of execution, submit an update to CAP sent in response to the February 2021 NOV to reduce I/I. 7. Submit quarterly reports on the action for Conditions 2-6 until completion of all identified projects. |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $170,544.07 |
| Legal Authority | Georgia Environmental Policy Act |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 8‑Sep‑2025 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 8‑Oct‑2025 |
| Send Comments To |
EPD Comments
2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9696
| Facility | City of Jasper |
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| County | Pickens County |
| Cause of Order | Habitual DMR Parameter Violations |
| Requirements of Order | |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $36,840.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 22‑Sep‑2025 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 22‑Oct‑2025 |
| Send Comments To |
EPD Comments
2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE
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Enforcement Order WP-9694
| Facility | Rose Creek WPCP |
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| County | Cherokee County |
| Cause of Order | Unpermitted Discharge |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with the Rules and pay the penalty. |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $29,313.00 |
| Legal Authority | Georgia Environmental Policy Act |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 22‑Sep‑2025 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 21‑Oct‑2025 |
| Send Comments To |
EPD Comments
2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE
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