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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0027979

DEEP SEA FOODS, INC., Bayou La Batre, AL: NPDES AL0027979 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

DEEP SEA FOODS, INC., held by Deep Sea Foods Inc, holds NPDES permit AL0027979. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021.

DEEP SEA FOODS, INC., Bayou La Batre, Alabama: Individual permit AL0027979, held by Deep Sea Foods Inc; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 28, 2016, term to October 31, 2021; Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 253 violations of any kind, 189 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2019, largest 1,233% over the limit.
  • Enterococci: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 16,252% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 46,254% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012.
  • Solids, settleable: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2015, largest 36% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 120 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Deep Sea Foods Inc

DEEP SEA FOODS, INC. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 41 discharge permits in the Bayou La Batre subwatershed (HUC 031700090102), AL0027979 among them. Its county holds 1,120, 18 of them major permits; AL0027979 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bayou La Batre subwatershed (HUC 031700090102)

Identity

Facility as filedDEEP SEA FOODS, INC.
Permittee as filedDeep Sea Foods Inc
NPDES IDAL0027979
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 28, 2016
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2021
AddressBayou La Batre, AL 36509
SubwatershedBayou La Batre (HUC 031700090102)
NAICS424460 – Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
SIC5146 – Fish And Seafoods
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler ALR000042432

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
Chlorine, total residual4253189August 31, 20191,233% over the limit
Enterococci22714August 31, 201716,252% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general22210August 31, 201746,254% over the limit
pH2233April 30, 2012
Solids, settleable273August 31, 201536% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant41200
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit0410
Solids, total suspended2200
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C0160
Oil and grease0160
Phosphorus, total [as P]2110
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]2100
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]2100
Oil & Grease240
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]240
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]220

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0027979.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0027979.

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 AL0027979.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES AL0027979, held by DEEP SEA FOODS, INC. in Bayou La Batre, AL, with its permittee listed as Deep Sea Foods Inc and its status shown as administratively continued. The page lists a permit status of Minor Discharger class, 13 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.