Georgia wastewater permits expiring in 2026
28 NPDES permits · 15 MGD combined average flow
28 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 | Technology | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewerage Authority (sweetwater Creek Wpcp) | Douglasville | 2 | GA0047201 | Jan 2026 | Clarifiers, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 14 |
| City Of Talbotton (talbotton Wpcp) | Talbotton | 0.04 | GA0047805 | Jan 2026 | Uncovered lagoons | 63 |
| Mcintosh County (mcintosh County Wpcp) | Townsend | 0.03 | GA0029874 | Jan 2026 | — | 28 |
| Blairsville, City Of (blairsville Wpcp) | Blairsville | 0.31 | GA0033375 | Feb 2026 | — | 0 |
| Wadley, City Of (wadley Wpcp) | Wadley | 0.14 | GA0021024 | Feb 2026 | Aerated lagoons | 116 |
| Claxton WPCP | Claxton | 0.07 | GA0038351 | Feb 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 18 |
| Lincolnton, City Of (lincolnton Wpcp) | Lincolnton | 0.18 | GA0049450 | Mar 2026 | Clarifiers, Uncovered lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 15 |
| Forsyth County (the Manor Wrf) | Alpharetta | 0.32 | GA0050244 | Apr 2026 | — | 1 |
| Abbeville, City Of (abbeville Wpcp) | Abbeville | 0.27 | GA0047643 | Apr 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 208 |
| Fort Gaines, City Of (fort Gaines Wpcp) | Fort Gaines | 0.1 | GA0026191 | Apr 2026 | — | 16 |
| Hinesville, City Of (jv Road Wrf) | Hinesville | 1.32 | GA0050301 | May 2026 | Uncovered lagoons | 1 |
| Oglethorpe, City Of (oglethorpe Wpcp) | Oglethorpe | 0.35 | GA0036919 | May 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 8 |
| City Of Adairsville (north Wpcp) | Adairsville | 0.57 | GA0046035 | Jun 2026 | Clarifiers, Aerated lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 23 |
| Metter, City Of (metter Wpcp) | Metter | — | GAJ020185 | Jun 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | — |
| Washington, City Of (rocky Creek Wpcp) | Washington | 0.57 | GA0031101 | Jul 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 0 |
| Gibson, City Of (gibson Wpcp) | Gibson | 0.12 | GA0021849 | Jul 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 6 |
| Colquitt, City Of | Colquitt | 0.1 | GA0047252 | Jul 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 8 |
| Savannah, City Of (georgetown Wpcp) | Savannah | 1.81 | GA0046418 | Aug 2026 | Clarifiers, Uncovered lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 0 |
| Pearson, City Of (pearson Wpcp) | Pearson | 0.41 | GA0038334 | Aug 2026 | Clarifiers, Uncovered lagoons | 315 |
| Fayetteville, City Of (whitewater Creek Wpcp) | Fayetteville | 2.33 | GA0035807 | Sep 2026 | Clarifiers, Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 0 |
| Baxley, City Of (baxley Wpcp) | Baxley | 1.23 | GA0038725 | Oct 2026 | Aerated lagoons | 11 |
| Fairmount, City Of (fairmount Wpcp) | Fairmount | 0.04 | GA0046388 | Oct 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 1 |
| Shellman, City Of (shellman Wpcp) | Shellman | 0.02 | GA0032361 | Oct 2026 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 0 |
| Louisville (city Of) Forstmann WPCP | Louisville | 1.08 | GA0050243 | Nov 2026 | Clarifiers, Uncovered lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 54 |
| Jekyll Island State Park Authority (jekyll Island Wpcp) | Jekyll Island | 0.5 | GA0020508 | Nov 2026 | Clarifiers, Carrousels / oxidation ditches, Biogas silos | 3 |
| Soperton, City Of (soperton Wpcp) | Soperton | 0.35 | GA0020826 | Nov 2026 | Clarifiers, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 30 |
| Donalsonville, City Of (h. M. Shingler Wpcp) | Donalsonville | 0.18 | GA0026123 | Nov 2026 | Uncovered lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 5 |
| Cuthbert, City Of (cuthbert Wpcp) | Cuthbert | 0.17 | GA0037249 | Nov 2026 | — | 1 |
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 September 11, 2026.