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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0056278

LITTLEVILLE WWTP, Russellville, AL: NPDES AL0056278 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LITTLEVILLE WWTP, held by Town of Littleville, holds NPDES permit AL0056278. EPA’s file records it issued June 28, 2016 and expiring June 30, 2021.

LITTLEVILLE WWTP, Russellville, Alabama: Individual permit AL0056278, held by Town of Littleville; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 28, 2016, term to June 30, 2021.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 102 violations of any kind, 82 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 3,567% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 4 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 62 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 8,021% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 12 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2021, largest 667% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 1,173% over the limit.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 207% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 398% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2011, largest 244% over the limit.
  • BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 253% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Alabama holds 397 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 112 were issued before AL0056278.

Coverages issued nearest AL0056278

LITTLEVILLE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Hargett Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300050804), AL0056278 among them. Its county holds 192, 6 of them major permits; AL0056278 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Hargett Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300050804)

Identity

Facility as filedLITTLEVILLE WWTP
Permittee as filedTown of Littleville
NPDES IDAL0056278
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 28, 2016
Expiration dateJune 30, 2021
AddressRussellville, AL 35654
SubwatershedHargett Creek (HUC 060300050804)
Program components on filePOTW, Pretreatment
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]810282May 31, 20243,567% over the limit
E. coli46462June 30, 20258,021% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]127636May 31, 2021667% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual22420February 28, 20261,173% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal12020May 31, 2026207% over the limit
Solids, total suspended85818December 31, 2024398% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general02416May 31, 2011244% over the limit
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal188February 29, 2020253% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2100
pH290
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]480
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]480
Phosphorus, total [as P]480
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]150

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0056278.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0056278.

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 AL0056278.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit AL0056278 for the LITTLEVILLE WWTP, held by the Town of Littleville, with an administratively continued status and a minor discharger classification. The facts list 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 14 pollutants on file.