Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0054062
BROOKWOOD/OAK GROVE COAL DEGAS PROJECT, Brookwood, AL: NPDES AL0054062 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BROOKWOOD/OAK GROVE COAL DEGAS PROJECT, held by Black Warrior Methane Corporation, holds NPDES permit AL0054062. EPA’s file records it issued September 3, 2009 and expiring September 30, 2014. 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 | BROOKWOOD/OAK GROVE COAL DEGAS PROJECT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Black Warrior Methane Corporation |
| NPDES ID | AL0054062 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 3, 2009 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2014 |
| Address | Brookwood, AL 35444 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Whiteoak Creek-Davis Creek (HUC 031601120303) |
| SIC | 1311 – Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas |
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
- 21Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 8 | 590 | 14 | July 31, 2022 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 12 | 577 | 9 | June 30, 2017 | 76% over the limit |
| Conductivity | 12 | 1,136 | 0 | ||
| Chloride, dissolved [as Cl] | 12 | 1,136 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 8 | 576 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 8 | 576 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 576 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 568 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 4 | 284 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 284 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 72 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chloride, dissolved in water | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 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 AL0054062.
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.