Georgia wastewater permits expiring in 2026
36 NPDES permits · 60 MGD combined average flow
36 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in Georgia hold NPDES permits that expire during 2026, issued by Georgia Environmental Protection Division. The table lists each plant with its permit number, expiry month, average flow, treatment technology and three-year violation count, in order of expiry.
An NPDES permit runs for five years. To keep discharging, a plant must apply for renewal at least 180 days before the expiry date, and the renewed permit usually arrives with tighter effluent limits, new monitoring requirements or a compliance schedule. That is why the year a permit expires is the year a plant starts budgeting for upgrades: nutrient removal, disinfection, capacity or controls.
| Facility | City | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES permit | Expires | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville, City Of (south Central Wpcp) | Douglasville | 2.97 | GA0038709 | Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewerage Authority (sweetwater Creek Wpcp) | Douglasville | 2.85 | GA0047201 | Jan 2026 | 14 |
| Rose Creek WPCP | Woodstock | 2.68 | GA0046451 | Jan 2026 | 0 |
| City Of Talbotton (talbotton Wpcp) | Talbotton | 0.06 | GA0047805 | Jan 2026 | 62 |
| Mcintosh County (mcintosh County Wpcp) | Townsend | 0.03 | GA0029874 | Jan 2026 | 39 |
| Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority (northside Wpcp) | Douglasville | 0.33 | GA0030350 | Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Wadley, City Of (wadley Wpcp) | Wadley | 0.13 | GA0021024 | Feb 2026 | 135 |
| Claxton WPCP | Claxton | 0.09 | GA0038351 | Feb 2026 | 14 |
| Lincolnton, City Of (lincolnton Wpcp) | Lincolnton | 0.2 | GA0049450 | Mar 2026 | 15 |
| Bartow County Water Department (southeast Wpcp) | Cartersville | — | GA0037664 | Mar 2026 | 1 |
| Abbeville, City Of (abbeville Wpcp) | Abbeville | 0.41 | GA0047643 | Apr 2026 | 207 |
| Forsyth County (the Manor Wrf) | Alpharetta | 0.35 | GA0050244 | Apr 2026 | 2 |
| Fort Gaines, City Of (fort Gaines Wpcp) | Fort Gaines | 0.09 | GA0026191 | Apr 2026 | 17 |
| Menlo, City Of (menlo Wpcp) | Menlo | 0.07 | GA0047023 | Apr 2026 | 13 |
| Hinesville, City Of (jv Road Wrf) | Hinesville | 0.99 | GA0050301 | May 2026 | 1 |
| Oglethorpe, City Of (oglethorpe Wpcp) | Oglethorpe | 0.38 | GA0036919 | May 2026 | 11 |
| City Of Adairsville (north Wpcp) | Adairsville | 0.82 | GA0046035 | Jun 2026 | 24 |
| Metter, City Of (metter Wpcp) | Metter | — | GAJ020185 | Jun 2026 | — |
| Washington, City Of (rocky Creek Wpcp) | Washington | 0.52 | GA0031101 | Jul 2026 | 0 |
| Gibson, City Of (gibson Wpcp) | Gibson | 0.1 | GA0021849 | Jul 2026 | 11 |
| Midville, City Of (midville Wpcp) | Midville | 0.06 | GA0020028 | Jul 2026 | 1 |
| Savannah, City Of (georgetown Wpcp) | Savannah | 1.85 | GA0046418 | Aug 2026 | 0 |
| Pearson, City Of (pearson Wpcp) | Pearson | 0.52 | GA0038334 | Aug 2026 | 327 |
| Fayetteville, City Of (whitewater Creek Wpcp) | Fayetteville | 2.38 | GA0035807 | Sep 2026 | 0 |
| City Of Cedartown | Cedartown | 1.75 | GA0024074 | Sep 2026 | 90 |
| Port Wentworth, City Of (port Wentworth Wpcp) | Port Wentworth | 1.14 | GA0038814 | Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Nahunta, City Of (nahunta Wpcp) | Nahunta | — | GAJ020062 | Sep 2026 | 0 |
| Twin City Las | Twin City | — | GAJ020021 | Sep 2026 | — |
| Baxley, City Of (baxley Wpcp) | Baxley | 1.17 | GA0038725 | Oct 2026 | 11 |
| Fairmount, City Of (fairmount Wpcp) | Fairmount | 0.03 | GA0046388 | Oct 2026 | 1 |
| Shellman, City Of (shellman Wpcp) | Shellman | 0.02 | GA0032361 | Oct 2026 | 0 |
| Jekyll Island State Park Authority (jekyll Island Wpcp) | Jekyll Island | 0.4 | GA0020508 | Nov 2026 | 3 |
| Soperton, City Of (soperton Wpcp) | Soperton | 0.31 | GA0020826 | Nov 2026 | 32 |
| Donalsonville, City Of (h. M. Shingler Wpcp) | Donalsonville | 0.26 | GA0026123 | Nov 2026 | 5 |
| Cuthbert, City Of (cuthbert Wpcp) | Cuthbert | 0.14 | GA0037249 | Nov 2026 | 1 |
| Gwinnett County Board Of Commissioners (f. Wayne Hill Wrc) | Buford | 36.74 | GA0038130 | Dec 2026 | 0 |
Georgia permit renewals in 2026: questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 26, 2026.
Wastewater terms: NPDES permit · POTW · Biological nutrient removal · Tertiary treatment · Sludge dewatering · Significant industrial user · all terms
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