Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0023825
BREWTON LAGOON, Brewton, AL: NPDES AL0023825 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BREWTON LAGOON, held by City of Brewton, holds NPDES permit AL0023825. EPA’s file records it issued January 30, 2023 and expiring January 31, 2028. 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 | BREWTON LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Brewton |
| NPDES ID | AL0023825 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 30, 2023 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Brewton, AL 36427 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 48 | 32 | October 31, 2025 | 94% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 29 | 27 | October 31, 2025 | 186% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 22 | 20 | August 31, 2021 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 34 | 18 | May 31, 2026 | 121% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 21 | 17 | September 30, 2015 | |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 16 | 15 | May 31, 2026 | 173% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 14 | 12 | August 31, 2010 | 2,030% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 6 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 4 | October 31, 2015 | 25% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 9 | 1 | January 31, 2026 | 22% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2013 | 101% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 21, 2026 | Failure to properly operate and maintain the sanitary sewer system [40 CFR 122.41(e)] | ST6 |
| January 1, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0023825.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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.