VALDOSTA WATER TREATMENT PLANT
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Lowndes County
- Operator
- VALDOSTA CITY OF
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1993
- EIA plant ID
- 54839
- Coordinates
- 30.9133, -83.2524
VALDOSTA WATER TREATMENT PLANT, a 3 MW Oil power plant in Lowndes County, Georgia. Operated by VALDOSTA CITY OF, commissioned 1993.
Weather peril exposure
VALDOSTA WATER TREATMENT PLANT is a 3 MW oil power plant in Lowndes County, GA, operated by VALDOSTA CITY OF, commissioned in 1993. Lowndes County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 87th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Lowndes County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 75.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Hail | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lowndes County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lowndes County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.