Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0053201
GADSDEN WEST RIVER WWTP, Gadsden, AL: NPDES AL0053201 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GADSDEN WEST RIVER WWTP, held by The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden, holds NPDES permit AL0053201. EPA’s file records it issued January 3, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2023. 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 | GADSDEN WEST RIVER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden |
| NPDES ID | AL0053201 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 3, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2023 |
| Address | Gadsden, AL 35904 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Horton Creek (HUC 031501060108) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, 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
- 69Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 64With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 69 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 5 | January 31, 2020 | 33% over the limit |
| E. coli | 6 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2021 | 560% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 2 | March 31, 2007 | 222% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 9 | 1 | April 30, 2005 | 2% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | 27% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2002 | 3% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Methylene blue active substances | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | 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 AL0053201.
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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