EPD Enforcement Orders
Current Proposed Enforcement Orders
(Notices that change weekly)
Date of Posting: Monday, December 6, 2021
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9143
| Facility | Big Canoe WPCP |
|---|---|
| County | Pickens County |
| Cause of Order | Exceedance of permit limits |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $3,305.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 8‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 9‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-8904, Amendment 1
| Facility | City of Valdosta |
|---|---|
| County | Lowndes County |
| Cause of Order | Modification of consent order EPD-WQ-8904 |
| Requirements of Order | Condition 17 is being modified to change the submittal deadline of the modified second-phase project schedule from June 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022 |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 15‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 15‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7133
| Facility | Healthy Pet |
|---|---|
| County | Wayne County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to perform Visible Emissions on baghouses |
| Requirements of Order | Pay settlement |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $9,100.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 15‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 15‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9154
| Facility | Oglethrope WPCP |
|---|---|
| County | Macon County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to maintain the facility treatment components (mats) |
| Requirements of Order | Secure funding within 12 months and submit quarterly progress; construction completed by project closeout date; repair items noted in routine inspection; DMR violation |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 22‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 22‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9158
| Facility | Hyundai Glovis Co, Ltd |
|---|---|
| County | Glynn County |
| Cause of Order | EPD alleges that pollutants, debris, and petroleum products were discharged from the Golden Ray into waters of the state without a permit beginning on September 8, 2019 through the effective date of this consent order |
| Requirements of Order | Upon the termination of the Unified Command incident response pursuant to OPA 90, the respondent shall implement the approved Environmental Assessment and Response Plan; within 1 year of the execution of this consent order, respondent must pay a civil penalty or elect to submit a plan for a proposed Supplemental Environmental Project and obtain a reduction in the civil penalty |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $3,000,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 23‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 23‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
EPD Comments
2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9162
| Facility | City of Port Wentworth |
|---|---|
| County | Chatham County |
| Cause of Order | Sewage spills and exceeded permit discharge limitations |
| Requirements of Order | Implement approved corrective action plan to include improvements to sewage pump stations, assessment and rehabilitation of collection system, inflow/infiltration reduction, and improved Sewer Overflow Response Plan |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $2,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 29‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 29‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9161
| Facility | King America Finishing, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Screven County |
| Cause of Order | Facility exceeded permit discharge limitations |
| Requirements of Order | Pay settlement and correct violations in accordance with EPD-WP-9076 |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $2,900.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 29‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 29‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9155
| Facility | Polo Golf and Country Club WRF |
|---|---|
| County | Forsyth County |
| Cause of Order | Exceedance of permitted flow and permitted TSS |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $1,799.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 29‑Nov‑2021 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 29‑Dec‑2021 |
| Send Comments To |
Sara Lips
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
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