South Columbus Water Resource Facility
Columbus, GA · Muscogee County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 27.02 MGD
- Design flow
- 42 MGD
- NPDES permit
- GA0020516
- Effective
- Permit expires
- June 2031
- Population served
- 212,000
- CWNS 2022
South Columbus Water Resource Facility is a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia treating an average of 27.02 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 42 MGD, serving about 212,000 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, biogas silos, disinfection, chlorine/ chloramine, flocculation, lagoon, aerobic and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit GA0020516 (effective), which expires in June 2031, with 2 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Clarifiers
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Biogas silos
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Disinfection, chlorine/ chloramine
unit processFlocculation
unit processLagoon, Aerobic
unit processPrimary Clarification or Sedimentation
unit processScreening
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 2
- Effluent violations
- 0
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Columbus
Columbus's capital improvement plan lists 13 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $18M starting 2025–2025. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 19th St Flood Abatement | $8,900,287 | 2025–2025 |
| LOST Stormwater | $5,159,547 | 2025–2025 |
| Front Ave Combined Sewer System | $1,300,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Cherokee Retaining Wall | $1,273,565 | 2025–2025 |
| Pipe Rehabilitation | $754,918 | 2025–2025 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
3 verified contacts for South Columbus Water Resource Facility, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at South Columbus Water Resource Facility, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Georgia
Cusseta · 14 mi away
0.001 MGD
Cusseta · 15 mi away
0.002 MGD
Hamilton · 25 mi away
0.1 MGD
Buena Vista · 27 mi away
0.1 MGD
Lumpkin · 28 mi away
0.29 MGD
Richland · 30 mi away
0.11 MGD
Pine Mountain · 32 mi away
0.02 MGD
Talbotton · 32 mi away
0.04 MGD
South Columbus Water Resource Facility: frequently asked 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; facility record last updated March 6, 2025.