Environmental Protection Division
Current Proposed Enforcement Orders
(Notices that change weekly)
Date of Posting: Monday, December 17, 2018
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-8603
| Facility | City of Atlanta |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to meet deadline for Metals Assessment and Water-Effect Ration Analysis in GA0038644 and GA0037168 |
| Requirements of Order | Perform the sampling required in Part 1.C.11 no later than March 1, 2020, and submit semiannual reports on progress until completion; within 60 days, submit for review law monitoring data for cadmium, lead, nickel, TSS, and hardness within 60 days to support their removal from the Metals Assessment requirement; within 90 days, submit for review a study plan for the use of BLM model to assess zinc and copper |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 12/10/2018 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 1/9/2019 |
| Send Comments To |
Mr. James A. Capp Chief, Watershed Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 1152 East, Atlanta, GA 30334 James.Capp@dnr.ga.gov |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-8602
| Facility | City of Atlanta |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | From September 1, 2015 to September 30, 2017, the Respondent experienced numerous unpermitted discharges and outfall spills; fish kill on December 16, 2015; from September 1, 2015 to May 31, 2018, Respondent experienced numerous effluent permit limit exceedances and other narrative noncompliance; from May 2017 to May 2018, Respondent reported chronic violations of total suspended solids (TSS) and phosphorus from its R.M. Clayton WRC |
| Requirements of Order | Pay settlement; address all comments in March 2015 letter regarding DDR; submit schedule for decommissioning of Intrenchment Creek WRC and upgrades at South River WRC within 180 days; beginning upon the Division's written concurrence of the completion schedule, submit to the Division semiannual progress reports on the decommissioning of Intrenchment Creek WRC and upgrades at South River WRC; w/in 90 days of execution of this Order, submit to the Division a summary of improved operational and control measures at the R.M. Clayton WRC to optimize phosphorus removal and achieve compliance with the phosphorus effluent permit limitations; w/in 30 days of the execution date of this Order, submit to the Division a summary of improved operational and control measures that have been implemented and will be implemented at the R.M. Clayton WRC to minimize TSS discharged and to consistently achieve compliance with the TSS effluent permit limitations |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $365,513.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 12/10/2018 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 1/9/2019 |
| Send Comments To |
Mr. James A. Capp Chief, Watershed Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 1152 East, Atlanta, GA 30334 James.Capp@dnr.ga.gov |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-8598
| Facility | City of Norman Park (WPCP) |
|---|---|
| County | Colquitt County |
| Cause of Order | Facility failed to meet permit effluent limitations for multiple limits during the January 2016 through July 2018 monthly compliance periods; additionally, four major spills occurred during this time frame |
| Requirements of Order | Implement Corrective Action Plan |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 12/3/2018 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 1/2/2019 |
| Send Comments To |
Mr. James Cooley Director of District Operations Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 1456 East, Atlanta, GA 30334 james.cooley@dnr.ga.gov (770) 387-4929 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-8570
| Facility | Northeast and South Water Pollution Control Plants (City of Forsyth) |
|---|---|
| County | Monroe County |
| Cause of Order | Total Recoverable Copper and Total Residual Chlorine violations |
| Requirements of Order | Within 30 days, evaluate Copper and Chlorine violations and submit results to EPD; w/in 60 days, submit 2 CAPs for approval to EPD; within 24 months, have 6 consecutive months of compliance with copper; starting in 24 months, pay $250 per month for each month for copper violations or failure to comply with order |
| Proposed Settlement Amount | $7,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Publication Date For Proposed Order | 11/26/2018 |
| Date Comment Period Closes | 12/26/2018 |
| Send Comments To |
Mr. James A. Capp Chief, Watershed Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 1152 East, Atlanta, GA 30334 James.Capp@dnr.ga.gov |