Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0000213
ARMAND PRODUCTS OXYCHEM, Muscle Shoals, AL: NPDES AL0000213 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ARMAND PRODUCTS OXYCHEM, held by Occidental Chemical Corporation, holds NPDES permit AL0000213. EPA’s file records it issued July 28, 2014 and expiring July 31, 2019. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ARMAND PRODUCTS OXYCHEM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Occidental Chemical Corporation |
| NPDES ID | AL0000213 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 28, 2014 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2019 |
| Address | Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Town Creek (HUC 060300050304) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ALD004019642; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000103300002 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 2With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6 | 11 | 7 | April 30, 2005 | |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2020 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0000213.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES AL0000213.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.