Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0002674
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY - PINE HILL CONTAINERBOARD MILL, Pine Hill, AL: NPDES AL0002674 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY - PINE HILL CONTAINERBOARD MILL, held by International Paper Company - Pine Hill Containerboard Mill, holds NPDES permit AL0002674. EPA’s file records it issued June 28, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY - PINE HILL CONTAINERBOARD MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | International Paper Company - Pine Hill Containerboard Mill |
| NPDES ID | AL0002674 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Pine Hill, AL 36769 |
| Subwatershed | Dunns Creek (HUC 031502030805) |
| NAICS | 322130 – Paperboard Mills |
| SIC | 2631 – Paperboard Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ALD063668628; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000113100001 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 11 | 2 | June 30, 2008 | 57% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 7 | 1 | January 31, 2002 | 120% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2002 | 900% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorophenol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| River Monitoring Certification | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 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 AL0002674.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 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 AL0002674.
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 October 14, 2026.