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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0022349

TALLADEGA BRECON WWTP, Talladega, AL: NPDES AL0022349 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TALLADEGA BRECON WWTP, held by City of Talladega, holds NPDES permit AL0022349. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2017 and expiring February 28, 2022. 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 filedTALLADEGA BRECON WWTP
Permittee as filedCity of Talladega
NPDES IDAL0022349
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 25, 2017
Expiration dateFebruary 28, 2022
Issuing agencyState
AddressTalladega, AL 35160
SubwatershedKelly Creek (HUC 031501060510)
Program components on filePOTW, Pretreatment
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]88880May 31, 2026983% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]128157May 31, 20261,027% over the limit
Solids, total suspended86246May 31, 20232,384% over the limit
E. coli82119June 30, 20263,155% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal12118June 30, 20221,009% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general01412January 31, 20124,150% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2118July 31, 20155% over the limit
pH284July 31, 2022
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal154March 31, 2026120% over the limit
Thallium, total recoverable2140
Copper, total recoverable2140
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]480
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]480
Phosphorus, total [as P]480
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant280
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]130
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia220
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]220

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0022349.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0022349.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 28, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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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TALLADEGA BRECON WWTP, Talladega, Alabama: Individual permit AL0022349, held by City of Talladega; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 25, 2017, term to February 28, 2022, by State; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 80 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 983% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 12 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 1,027% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 46 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 2,384% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 8 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 3,155% over the limit.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2022, largest 1,009% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2012, largest 4,150% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2015, largest 5% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2022.
  • BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 120% over the limit.
  • Thallium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 28, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

Alabama holds 397 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 145 were issued before AL0022349.

Coverages issued nearest AL0022349

  • December 23, 2016: ASHLAND WWTP, Ashland, AL0020141, held by Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Ashland
  • December 23, 2016: REFORM WWTP, Reform, AL0020915, held by City Of Reform
  • December 23, 2016: JACKSONVILLE WWTP, Jacksonville, AL0022586, held by Jacksonville Water Works, Gas and Sewer Board
  • December 23, 2016: CEDAR BLUFF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Cedar Bluff, AL0024678, held by The Utilities Board of the Town of Cedar Bluff
  • December 23, 2016: HARRY STILL SR. WWTP, Bay Minette, AL0049867, held by North Baldwin Utilities
  • January 25, 2017: FORT DEPOSIT WWTF, Fort Deposit, AL0024155, held by Fort Deposit Water Works & Sewer Board
  • January 25, 2017: NORTHERN DISTRICT SCHOOL LAGOON, Jacksonville, AL0043052, held by Calhoun County Board Of Education
  • January 25, 2017: VALLEY JR HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Jasper, AL0045551, held by Walker County Board Of Educati
  • January 25, 2017: SHEFFIELD WWTP, Sheffield, AL0050121, held by Sheffield Utilities
  • January 25, 2017: BRILLIANT WWTP, Brilliant, AL0057169, held by Town Of Brilliant

TALLADEGA BRECON WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 10 discharge permits in the Kelly Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060510), AL0022349 among them. Its county holds 167, 6 of them major permits; AL0022349 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Kelly Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060510)

Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit AL0022349 for the TALLADEGA BRECON WWTP in Talladega, AL, held by City of Talladega, and lists its permit status as administratively continued with a discharger class of Minor. The page lists 17 for the discharger class and 9 pollutants under a numeric limit, with 9 pollutants showing an effluent exceedance.