EPD Enforcement Orders
Recently Executed Enforcement Orders
(Notices that change weekly)
Date of Posting: Monday, April 22, 2024
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9487
| Facility | City of Douglas |
|---|---|
| County | Coffee County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to meet effluent limits for ammonia, fecal coliform, and BOD |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a corrective action plan; initiate implementation of the requirements of the approved CAP and submit a final progress report |
| Settlement Amount | $5,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 28‑Feb‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9488
| Facility | Morito Scovill Americas, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Habersham County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to submit timely application to EPD at least 180 days prior to expiration of the Permit |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent is authorized to discharge treated wastewater under the conditions of the Permit |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 4‑Mar‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9490
| Facility | Chattahoochee Forest National Trout Hatchery |
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| County | Fannin County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to submit a timely application to EPD at least 180 days prior to expiration date of the Permit |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent is authorized to discharge treated wastewater under the conditions of the Permit |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 7‑Mar‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9494
| Facility | Dyma Brands, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Haralson County |
| Cause of Order | Facility exceeded permit limitations for TKN, BOD, TSS, total phosphorus, and pH; failed to monitor and report for Oil and Grease, total Nitrogen, Kjeldahi, and total phosphorus |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with all conditions and requirements of the Permit; submit a corrective action plan |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 14‑Mar‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9492
| Facility | Riverwood Development Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Paulding County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to design the ESPCP to illustrate all construction activities; conducting land disturbing activity within the 50 foot trout stream buffer without first obtaining a stream buffer variance |
| Requirements of Order | Cease all construction activities within the 50-foot trout stream buffer until all applicable local, state, and federal permits are obtained; fully delineate and flag the entire stream buffer at the site |
| Settlement Amount | $3,428.00 |
| Legal Authority | Erosion and Sedimentation Act |
| Date Executed | 14‑Mar‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9489
| Facility | Beulah Mobile Home Park |
|---|---|
| County | Camden County |
| Cause of Order | Respondent owns and operates a public water system without first securing a permit to operate a public water system; owns and operates a source of water supply without approval from EPD; owns and operates the Facility without a Certified Operator; Respondent is not monitoring Facility for microbiological contaminants |
| Requirements of Order | Provide EPD a written statement confirming the irrigation well is not and will never be utilized as a source of drinking water for the water system; immediately retain the services of a Water System Operator; immediately perform coliform monitoring of the System; sample raw water for physical, chemical, and radiological properties; install equipment to continuously chlorinate the water distributed by the Facility to maintain a detectable chlorine residual of free chlorine in all parts of the distribution system; submit a corrective action plan |
| Settlement Amount | $600.00 |
| Legal Authority | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| Date Executed | 20‑Mar‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9504
| Facility | 4557 Orange Jungle Drive SW |
|---|---|
| County | Gwinnett County |
| Cause of Order | Conducted land disturbing activity within the buffer |
| Requirements of Order | No additions or structural changes that would result in additional encroachment into the buffer may be made to the existing structures owned by the Respondent; respondent must mitigate for the construction of the structure remaining in the buffer |
| Settlement Amount | $2,583.00 |
| Legal Authority | Erosion and Sedimentation Act |
| Date Executed | 2‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9505
| Facility | Austell Boxboard Mills Pond C Dam repair |
|---|---|
| County | Cobb County |
| Cause of Order | Emergency buffer encroachment |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent shall obtain all necessary permits for US ACE prior to commencing any construction activities; March 2024 Plan has been approved and shall become a part of this order; respondent may commence repairs to Pond C as detailed in the March 2024 Plan |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Erosion and Sedimentation Act |
| Date Executed | 2‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9506
| Facility | Chemical Productions Corporation |
|---|---|
| County | Bartow County |
| Cause of Order | Exceeded permit limitation of Water Soluble Barium and O&G |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $3,287.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 3‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9483
| Facility | Argos Ready Mix, LLC (Doraville Concrete Plant) |
|---|---|
| County | Gwinnett County |
| Cause of Order | Exceeded Total Suspended Solids permit limits |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,612.67 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 9‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7343
| Facility | Abebe G Solomon |
|---|---|
| County | DeKalb County |
| Cause of Order | Issued 3 certificates of emission inspection in violation of the Rule |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent shall enroll in the one-day EPD-approved inspector training course for recertification of licensure and take and pass the certification exam |
| Settlement Amount | $250.00 |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7344
| Facility | Enviva Pellets Waycross, LLC |
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| County | Ware County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to submit a permit renewal application within the required timeframe |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent shall submit a Title V renewal application to EPD; comply with all conditions and requirements of Permit until a new Permit is issued |
| Settlement Amount | $5,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Date Executed | 17‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9511
| Facility | Evergreen 169, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Carroll County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to obtain full coverage for the Site under the Permit and pay associated fees; disturbed over 50 acres without prior written authorization; failed to properly design, install, and maintain BMPs; failed to correct BMP failures and deficiencies; failed to accurately document BMP failures and deficiencies and petroleum spills; failed to document all known violation of the permit at site; impacted waters of the state; disturbed over 50 acres without prior written authorization |
| Requirements of Order | Ensure all future BMP failures and deficiencies are corrected within the timely manner; ensure all inspection reports are accurately documenting and correcting BMP failures and deficiencies and petroleum spills; document in their records any and all known violations of permit at site within 7 days of knowledge; restrict total disturbed acreage within the common development to below 50 acres at any one time |
| Settlement Amount | $61,162.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 17‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7342
| Facility | Gi Ho Suen |
|---|---|
| County | Gwinnett County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to properly test the fuel cap on 4 vehicles |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 17‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7345
| Facility | Maurice Cooper |
|---|---|
| County | Fayette County |
| Cause of Order | Issued 3 certificates of emission inspection in violation of the Rule |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent's certificate shall be revoked and must cease performing any type of emission inspections on responsible motor vehicles |
| Settlement Amount | |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 17‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9510
| Facility | Midsouth Paving, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Pickens County |
| Cause of Order | Exceeded the TSS permit limit; failure to sample and record the turbidity permit limit |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $3,577.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 17‑Apr‑2024 |
Enforcement Order EPD-HW-1950
| Facility | SK Battery America Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Jackson County |
| Cause of Order | Shipment of universal waste batteries was transported to a facility that is not a universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign destination |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $33,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Hazardous Waste Management Act |
| Date Executed | 17‑Apr‑2024 |