Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0043061

ASHVILLE SCHOOL LAGOON, Ashville, AL: NPDES AL0043061 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
13Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

ASHVILLE SCHOOL LAGOON, held by St Clair County Board Of Education, holds NPDES permit AL0043061. EPA’s file records it issued June 23, 2016 and expiring July 31, 2021.

ASHVILLE SCHOOL LAGOON, Ashville, Alabama: Individual permit AL0043061, held by St Clair County Board Of Education; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 23, 2016, term to July 31, 2021.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 124 violations of any kind, 60 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2017, largest 395% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 191 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2005, largest 192% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 38 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2012, largest 186% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 0 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2005, largest 320% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 50 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2013, largest 58% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2005, largest 1,125% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 183 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2008, largest 16% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 12 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2015, largest 3% over the limit.
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2009, largest 467% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Alabama holds 397 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 109 were issued before AL0043061.

Coverages issued nearest AL0043061

May 20, 2016: JEMISON WWTP, Jemison, AL0059331, held by City of Jemison
May 23, 2016: NORTH BREWTON LAGOON, Brewton, AL0073580, held by City of Brewton
May 26, 2016: OAKMAN LAGOON HCR, Oakman, AL0025348, held by Town Of Oakman
May 26, 2016: MAGNOLIA SPRINGS WWTP, Harvest, AL0072435, held by City of Huntsville
May 27, 2016: DALEVILLE SOUTHEAST LAGOON, Daleville, AL0050261, held by Daleville Water and Sewer Board
June 23, 2016: RAGLAND SCHOOL WWTP, Ragland, AL0070041, held by St. Clair County Board of Education
June 23, 2016: THARPTOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Russellville, AL0078174, held by Franklin County Board Of Education
June 28, 2016: EASTLAKE WWTP, Guntersville, AL0020150, held by Guntersville Water and Sewer Board
June 28, 2016: COTTONWOOD WWTF, Cottonwood, AL0024295, held by Town of Cottonwood
June 28, 2016: LITTLEVILLE WWTP, Russellville, AL0056278, held by Town of Littleville

ASHVILLE SCHOOL LAGOON among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 16 discharge permits in the Upper Big Canoe Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060303), AL0043061 among them. Its county holds 203, 1 of them major permits; AL0043061 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Big Canoe Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060303)

ASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION, Ashville: ALR10C75H, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
ASHVILLE QUARRY, Steele: AL0073326, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2015
ASHVILLE RECYCLING, Ashville: ALG180705, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2012
COUNTRYSIDE SUBDIVISION, Springville: ALR10C0A0, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2021
HEALTH CARE, INC., Ashville: AL0057975, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
HUFF LANE CHERT PIT, Springville: ALG891008, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2028
KELL REALTY (FORMERLY CHERT RIDGE CHERT PIT), Springville: ALG891012, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2028
MAINTENANCE SHOP CHERT PIT, Ashville: AL0083623, minor permit, permit term to November 3, 2025
MAINTENANCE SHOP CHERT PIT, Ashville: ALR165834, minor permit, permit term to August 25, 2007
PINEDALE WWTP, Ashville: AL0074616, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	ASHVILLE SCHOOL LAGOON
Permittee as filed	St Clair County Board Of Education
NPDES ID	AL0043061
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 23, 2016
Expiration date	July 31, 2021
Address	Ashville, AL 35953
Subwatershed	Upper Big Canoe Creek (HUC 031501060303)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
13Under a numeric limit
16With a violation of any kind
9With 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	124	60	February 28, 2017	395% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	0	191	23	September 30, 2005	192% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	38	19	December 31, 2012	186% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	0	32	13	September 30, 2005	320% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	50	12	August 31, 2013	58% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	53	11	April 30, 2005	1,125% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	183	3	February 29, 2008	16% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	12	12	2	November 30, 2015	3% over the limit
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal	1	2	2	September 30, 2009	467% over the limit
pH	2	44	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	44	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	4	4	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	4	4	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	4	0
E. coli	4	2	0
Chlorine, total residual	2	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0043061.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0043061.

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 AL0043061.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit AL0043061 for the ASHVILLE SCHOOL LAGOON in Ashville, AL, held by the St Clair County Board Of Education, a minor discharger classed as a publicly owned treatment works and listed as administratively continued. The page lists 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 16 pollutants on file.