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Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9597

Facility City of Atlanta
County Fulton County
Cause of Order From July 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024, RM Clayton WRC has experienced numerous outfall spills and permit limit exceedances due to operational and maintenance failures at the facility
Requirements of Order Submit an updated schedule for repairs for key equipment; submit an updated operations and maintenance standard operating procedure; submit an evaluation of the causes and responses to address elevated nutrients; submit an evaluation of the causes and responses to address TRC exceedances; submit a SOP for EPD approval for reacting to plant upsets or issued once identified; submit the Organic Loading Pilot Study Report and the Influent Monitoring Plan based on the pilot study report; complete a solids inventory of all treatment equipment and processes; submit quarterly progress reports on the status of implementations
Proposed Settlement Amount $290,817.33
Legal Authority Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation)
Publication Date For Proposed Order 3‑Feb‑2025
Date Comment Period Closes 5‑Mar‑2025
Send Comments To

Sara Lips
Public Affairs Specialist
Environmental Protection Division

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Suite 1054 East
Atlanta, GA 30334

sara.lips@dnr.ga.gov
(404) 657-2086

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