Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0003794
GORGAS PREPARATION PLANT, Goodsprings, AL: NPDES AL0003794 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GORGAS PREPARATION PLANT, held by DRUMMOND CO GORGAS PREP PLANT, holds NPDES permit AL0003794, which discharges to Lost Cr Ut To Lost Cr Ut Reeses Br. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2003 and expiring September 30, 2008.
GORGAS PREPARATION PLANT, Goodsprings, Alabama: Individual permit AL0003794, held by DRUMMOND CO GORGAS PREP PLANT; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 30, 2003, term to September 30, 2008; discharges to LOST CR UT TO LOST CR UT REESES BR.
- pH: 32 limits, 2,080 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 16 limits, 1,040 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 16 limits, 1,040 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 16 limits, 1,040 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 16 limits, 1,040 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, settleable: 8 limits, 520 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
GORGAS PREPARATION PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 17 discharge permits in the Lower Lost Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601090405), AL0003794 among them. Its county holds 191, 2 of them major permits; AL0003794 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Lower Lost Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601090405)
- CHAMBLESS PIT, Townley: ALG890922, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2028
- CHOCTAW MINE, Parrish: AL0072184, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2014
- DMPG TESTING FACILITY, Townley: ALR10C5WD, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- DUTTON HILL MINE NO.2, Jasper: AL0083186, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2027
- DYNO NOBEL INC - PARRISH OPERATIONS, Parrish: AL0083810, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
- HOLLY GROVE CLAY PIT, Jasper: ALG890584, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2018
- MCCOLLUM MINE, Jasper: AL0073393, minor permit, discharging to BURTON CK UT TO LOST CK UT TO QUEEN, permit term to March 31, 2010
- NELSON BROTHERS SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, LLC, Parrish: AL0066265, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
- PARRISH AUTO WASH, Parrish: ALG140777, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2017
- PARRISH HCR LAGOON, Parrish: AL0061158, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | GORGAS PREPARATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DRUMMOND CO GORGAS PREP PLANT |
| NPDES ID | AL0003794 |
| 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 | September 30, 2003 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2008 |
| Address | Goodsprings, AL 35560 |
| Receiving water | LOST CR UT TO LOST CR UT REESES BR |
| Subwatershed | Lower Lost Creek (HUC 031601090405) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 32 | 2,080 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 16 | 1,040 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 16 | 1,040 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 16 | 1,040 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 1,040 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 8 | 520 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES AL0003794.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0003794.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0003794.
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 AL0003794.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.