Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0027448
WESTSIDE WWTP, Bay Minette, AL: NPDES AL0027448 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WESTSIDE WWTP, held by North Baldwin Utilities, holds NPDES permit AL0027448. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2023 and expiring September 30, 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 | WESTSIDE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | North Baldwin Utilities |
| NPDES ID | AL0027448 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 26, 2023 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Bay Minette, AL 36507 |
| Subwatershed | The Basin (HUC 031602040203) |
| 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
- 22Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 82 | 29 | July 31, 2026 | 686% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 68 | 12 | February 29, 2004 | 575% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 10 | 10 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 33 | 6 | April 30, 2009 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 18 | 3 | June 30, 2016 | 1,426% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 114 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | 76% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 51 | 1 | August 31, 2011 | 0% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 15 | 1 | April 30, 2025 | 13% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methylene blue active substances | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 1 | 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 AL0027448.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.