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Georgia's Environmental Protection Division issued a public notice proposing to reissue the NPDES wastewater discharge permit for CEMEX Southeast's cement plant and quarry in Clinchfield, Houston County. The notice states the facility discharges a maximum of 1.56 MGD of non-contact cooling water.
A second EPD public notice days later detailed the same proposed permit reissuance, specifying that the plant's discharge of up to 1.56 MGD includes non-contact cooling water, stormwater, storage tank wastewater and vehicle wash wastewater, flowing into Limestone Creek and Okeetuck Creek.