EPD Enforcement Orders
Recently Executed Enforcement Orders
(Notices that change weekly)
Date of Posting: Monday, October 6, 2025
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9668
| Facility | City of Clarkesville WPCP |
|---|---|
| County | Habersham County |
| Cause of Order | Unpermitted discharge of 37500 gallons of untreated sewage to Rocky Branch Tributary; unpermitted discharge of 54000 gallons of untreated sewage to Little Creek Trail Tributary; unpermitted discharge 7800 gallons of untreated sewage to Soque River; unpermitted discharge of 108000 gallons of untreated sewage to Soque River |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $4,455.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 7‑Aug‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-SW-3016
| Facility | Mr Moises Resendiz |
|---|---|
| County | Douglas County |
| Cause of Order | Open dumping of solid waste occurred prior to ownership by Respondent; solid waste which contain asphalt was openly dumped and buried at the Site; attempting to remove the solid waste disposed at the Site |
| Requirements of Order | Immediately cease all receipt of solid waste at the Site; immediately apply temporary ground cover to all disturbed areas and install two rows of type-S silt fence around all sensitive areas; apply for any local land disturbance permits deemed necessary by Douglas County LIA |
| Settlement Amount | $2,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act |
| Date Executed | 25‑Aug‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9675
| Facility | Village at Mountain Ridge WPCP |
|---|---|
| County | Forsyth County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to submit monthly DMR and OMR to EPD; did not utilize NetDMR for monthly DMR and OMR submittals; quarterly monitoring for TKN has not been completed by the Facility; Facility did not have an updated operations and maintenance manual; Facility could not provide a daily log of LAS wastewater application; did not address the deficiencies noted during the Facility's 2019 inspection |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a CAP to EPD for review and approval and implement once approved |
| Settlement Amount | $2,750.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 26‑Aug‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7450
| Facility | Supersport Motorsports LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Cherokee County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the station personnel comply with the requirements of the Act and Rules |
| Requirements of Order | Install and securely maintain camera surveillance and video recording equipment; create and implement monitoring and reviewing documentation; create a Zero Tolerance policy document to be signed by all employees; create and install enhanced station supplementary signage to discourage improper testing and activities at the station |
| Settlement Amount | $2,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 29‑Aug‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9691
| Facility | Dylan & Mary Kaitlin Farmer |
|---|---|
| County | Carroll County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to obtain coverage for the Site under the Permit and pay associated fees; failed to have an approved ESPCP for the Site prior to conducting land disturbing activity; failed to properly design, install, and maintain BMPs which resulted in significant sediment impacts to State Water |
| Requirements of Order | Voluntarily stop work a the Site except for implementation of the BMPs and stabilization measures; maintain all vegetation at the site until all disturbed areas have been covered with permanent vegetation; submit a proposed CAP |
| Settlement Amount | $4,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 4‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9692
| Facility | Ms. Cynthia Dame |
|---|---|
| County | DeKalb County |
| Cause of Order | Conducted land disturbing activity within the buffer at the Site |
| Requirements of Order | No additions or changes that would result in additional encroachment into the buffer may be made to the sidewalk or structures owned by the Respondent at the Site; mitigate for the sidewalk and structure remaining in the buffer |
| Settlement Amount | $2,523.00 |
| Legal Authority | Erosion and Sedimentation Act |
| Date Executed | 4‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-SW-3014
| Facility | Abebe Caesar Ventures, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | 75% of the recovered materials stored at a facility are not being recycled, sold, used, or reused within a 12 month rolling period; stockpiles are not being maintained; solid waste is being stored at the Facility without a Solid Waste Handing Permit; Facility does not have a fire plan detailing steps to prevent, contain and extinguish a fire; Respondent allowed open dumping of solid waste at the Site; failed to obtain NPDES Industrial Permit coverage |
| Requirements of Order | Immediately cease the receipt of all vegetative debris at the Site and the Site should be returned to original grade; implement the approved CAP; submit a final progress report outlining the Respondent's activities in implementing the CAP |
| Settlement Amount | $6,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act |
| Date Executed | 8‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9687
| Facility | Ashton Therrel, Jr |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Cause of Order | Conducted land disturbing activity within the buffer at the Site |
| Requirements of Order | No additions or changes beyond the approved scope of this project that would result in additional encroachment into the buffer may be made to the structures owned by the Respondent at the Site; BMPs shall be properly designed, installed and maintained until the Site has achieved final stabilization; mitigate for the installation of the structure in the buffer |
| Settlement Amount | $2,603.00 |
| Legal Authority | Erosion and Sedimentation Act |
| Date Executed | 9‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7452
| Facility | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC |
|---|---|
| County | Lamar County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to submit a Risk Management Plan, including a registration that reflects all covered processes; failing to develop and maintain all applicable parts for the Program 2 requirements; failing to comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 68 no later than the date on which a regulated substance is first present above a threshold quantity in a process |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $7,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Date Executed | 10‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9690
| Facility | Marvair Division of Airxcel, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Crisp County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to submit a timely application to EPD at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the Permit |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a complete permit application to EPD; authorized to discharge treated wastewater under the conditions of the Permit |
| Settlement Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 11‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9698
| Facility | Pataula Charter Academy, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Calhoun County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to submit a reissuance NOI for the Land Disturbance no later than 90 days after the effective date of the General Permit |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a plan and implementation schedule; begin implementation of the approved final stabilization plan; ensure Site meets Final Stabilization as defined in the General Permit by removing all temporary BMPs and establishing the required 100% of the soil surface uniformly covered in permanent vegetation with a density of 70% or greater |
| Settlement Amount | $1,800.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 11‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9695
| Facility | Stekoa Creek WRF |
|---|---|
| County | Rabun County |
| Cause of Order | Exceeded Nitrogen concentration monthly average permit limit; exceeded Nitrogen loading weekly average permit limit; exceeded Nitrogen concentration weekly average; exceeded Nitrogen concentration weekly average; exceeded Nitrogen loading weekly average |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $1,706.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 11‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7453
| Facility | DEKRA Services Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Decatur County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the station personnel comply with the requirements of the Act and Rules |
| Requirements of Order | Create and install enhanced supplementary signage at the station to discourage improper testing; create a zero-tolerance policy and document to be signed by all employees |
| Settlement Amount | $2,500.00 |
| Legal Authority | Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Act |
| Date Executed | 15‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7454
| Facility | Atlanta Marble Manufacturing, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | DeKalb County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to submit a timely Title V Permit renewal application |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a Title V renewal application to EPD through GEOS; comply with all conditions and requirements of Part 70 Operating Permit |
| Settlement Amount | $5,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Date Executed | 16‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7455
| Facility | Preferred Packaging |
|---|---|
| County | Gwinnett County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to correctly calculate the monthly VOC emissions and the facility wide 12 consecutive month total VOC emissions; exceeding the 25 tpy VOC emission limit starting in April 2024 and continuing to operate out of compliance with the limit |
| Requirements of Order | Penalty for each month with excess emissions shall be calculated as excess emissions x $500/ton; submit a corrected copy of the VOC air emissions workbook |
| Settlement Amount | $4,062.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Date Executed | 22‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9523, Amendment 1
| Facility | Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission |
|---|---|
| County | Glynn County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to meet permit effluent limits for ammonia for the April 2024 through December 2024 and January 2025 through July 2025 monitoring periods |
| Requirements of Order | Submit a revised CAP prepared and signed by a professional engineer, the professional engineer shall submit a progress report detailing the work completed and will submit progress reports every 90 days |
| Settlement Amount | $13,800.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 25‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-HW-1963
| Facility | SNF Flocryl - Acrylates |
|---|---|
| County | Liberty County |
| Cause of Order | Failure to accumulate hazardous waste at or near the point of generation; failure to provide job titles for each position at the facility related to hazardous waste management; failure to manage a 90-day accumulation area correctly; failure determine generator category by site; failure to maintain the secondary containment of a hazardous waste tank free of cracks or gaps; failure to label a hazardous waste container with the words "hazardous waste", failure to maintain aisle space in the CAA; failure to keep a container of universal waste lamps closed; failure to label or mark clearly on universal waste lamps containers with the appropriate phrase; failure to mark universal waste lamp containers with the accumulation start date |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $5,600.00 |
| Legal Authority | Hazardous Waste Management Act |
| Date Executed | 25‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-AQC-7458
| Facility | Finishing Dynamics, Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Carroll County |
| Cause of Order | Failing to get prior authorization and apply for a new permit before installing paint spray stations No 7 and No 8 |
| Requirements of Order | Comply with Rules and pay penalty |
| Settlement Amount | $2,000.00 |
| Legal Authority | Air Quality Act |
| Date Executed | 29‑Sep‑2025 |
Enforcement Order EPD-WP-9697
| Facility | QIHE Mushroom Farm Inc |
|---|---|
| County | Coweta County |
| Cause of Order | Failed to properly design, install, and maintain BMPs which resulted in repeated significant impacts to waters of the state |
| Requirements of Order | Respondent agrees to voluntarily stop work at the Site except for implementation of BMPs and stabilization measures until the Site is in compliance with the permit and the ESPCP; ensure all BMPs on the Site are properly designed, installed and maintained; submit a CAP to the Division and implement once approved |
| Settlement Amount | $17,815.00 |
| Legal Authority | Water Quality Control Act (including Surface Water Allocation) |
| Date Executed | 29‑Sep‑2025 |