Non-Compliance Clean Water Act

FORSYTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWER (FOWLER & SHAKERAG WRF)

Quick Summary

•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $6,065 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 545 KEMP RD
SUWANEE, GA 30024
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County: FORSYTH County
Industry: Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 221320
Inspections: 10 · last Sep 30, 2025
Total Penalties: $6,065 · last Dec 20, 2023
Registry ID: 110064647075

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jan 27, 2026	Jan 28, 2026	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Nov 3, 2025	Nov 3, 2025	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Mar 27, 2025	Mar 27, 2025	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Dec 6, 2024	Dec 6, 2024	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 2, 2024	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Nov 3, 2023	Nov 3, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Oct 17, 2023	Oct 17, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jun 17, 2023	Jun 17, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Apr 27, 2023	Apr 27, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Feb 16, 2023	Feb 16, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Feb 11, 2023	Feb 11, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Feb 10, 2023	Feb 10, 2023	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Dec 7, 2022	Dec 7, 2022	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Apr 2, 2022	Apr 2, 2022	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Mar 5, 2022	Mar 5, 2022	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Feb 1, 2022	Feb 1, 2022	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Jan 19, 2022	Jan 19, 2022	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jan 1, 2022	Jan 1, 2022	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Nov 30, 2021	Nov 30, 2021	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Apr 24, 2021	Apr 24, 2021	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Mar 31, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jan 29, 2021	Jan 29, 2021	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Nov 23, 2020	—	Open
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Oct 28, 2020	Oct 29, 2020	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Jul 16, 2020	Jul 17, 2020	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jul 15, 2020	Jul 16, 2020	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Jun 22, 2020	Jun 23, 2020	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jun 8, 2020	Jun 9, 2020	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Apr 3, 2020	—	Open
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Jan 16, 2020	Jan 17, 2020	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Dec 17, 2019	Dec 18, 2019	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	May 24, 2019	May 25, 2019	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Feb 1, 2019	Feb 2, 2019	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	Jan 28, 2019	Jan 29, 2019	Resolved

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6.17 mg/L	4.40	+40%	Jul 2020	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3.80 mg/L	2.90	+31%	Jul 2020	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	55.30 kg/d	51.50	+7%	Jul 2020	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.00 mg/L	4.40	+14%	Jun 2020	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	59.62 kg/d	51.50	+16%	Jun 2020	Open
Temperature Increase Deg. F	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1.00 deg F	0.00	+2,147,483,650%	Aug 2018	Open
Temperature Increase Deg. F	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2.00 deg F	0.00	+2,147,483,650%	Jul 2018	Open
Temperature Increase Deg. F	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1.00 deg F	0.00	+2,147,483,650%	Jun 2018	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3.60 mg/L	2.90	+24%	Aug 2016	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.