Non-Compliance Clean Water Act

CITY OF GAINESVILLE LINWOOD WWTP

Quick Summary

•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 500 LINWOOD DR
GAINESVILLE, GA 30501
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County: HALL County
Industry: Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 221320
Inspections: 3 · last Oct 2, 2025
Total Penalties: $0 · last Apr 29, 2016
Registry ID: 110000520482

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 4, 2023	Jan 4, 2023	Resolved
cwa	Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted	Sep 30, 2019	Sep 30, 2021	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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1.29 mg/L	0.80	+61%	Jan 2024	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	15.99 kg/d	11.90	+34%	Jan 2024	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.70 mg/L	0.50	+40%	Jan 2024	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1.32 mg/L	0.75	+76%	Mar 2017	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	13.60 kg/d	11.85	+15%	Mar 2017	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.95 mg/L	0.75	+27%	Dec 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	46.58 kg/d	9.48	+391%	Nov 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	130.38 kg/d	11.85	+1,000%	Nov 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	12.14 mg/L	0.75	+1,519%	Nov 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.80 mg/L	0.50	+860%	Nov 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.94 mg/L	0.75	+25%	Feb 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	12.97 kg/d	11.85	+9%	Jan 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.60 mg/L	0.50	+20%	Jan 2016	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1.28 mg/L	0.75	+71%	Jan 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.

Civil Judicial Action

Clean Water Act · Case GA-N00001133

Civil Judicial Action

Clean Water Act · Case GA-05/07/07 P 06-020

$8,250

Collection Action

Clean Water Act · Case GA-11/21/2007 CLOSE

$7,700

Collection Action

Clean Water Act · Case GA-CL EECO P08-018

$3,750