Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0062421
SHOAL CREEK MINE, Adger, AL: NPDES AL0062421 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SHOAL CREEK MINE, held by Drummond Company, Inc., holds NPDES permit AL0062421. EPA’s file records it issued June 22, 2007 and expiring May 31, 2012.
SHOAL CREEK MINE, Adger, Alabama: Individual permit AL0062421, held by Drummond Company, Inc.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 22, 2007, term to May 31, 2012.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 54 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 1,033% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 36 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2006, largest 53% over the limit.
- pH: 72 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2022.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 36 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 36 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, settleable: 18 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- January 12, 2026: Sampling (S).
Other permits held by Drummond Company, Inc.
- CEDRUM 2570 MINE, Townley: AL0024805, issued December 20, 2010
- SAYRE PREPARATION PLANT, Graysville: AL0030937, issued September 29, 2008
- MINE #89, Jasper: AL0060402, issued February 27, 2014
- SURFACE MINE NO.1, Jasper: AL0067547, issued December 20, 2017
- HERITAGE LANDING WRF, Quinton: AL0084468, issued November 27, 2023
- HERITAGE LANDING, Praco: ALG890661, issued November 22, 2022
- DOWNEY BRANCH MITIGATION BANK, Carbon Hill: ALR10BFJJ, issued September 10, 2019
- MAXINE PROJECT 2, Quinton: ALR10C046, issued March 24, 2021
- HERITAGE LANDING, Praco: ALR10C448, issued July 26, 2023
- GAMBLE MINE PARK, Jasper: ALR10C85H, issued June 10, 2026
SHOAL CREEK MINE among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Lower Big Yellow Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601120202), AL0062421 among them. Its county holds 1,063, 13 of them major permits; AL0062421 is a major permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SHOAL CREEK MINE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Drummond Company, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | AL0062421 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 22, 2007 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2012 |
| Address | Adger, AL 35006 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Big Yellow Creek (HUC 031601120202) |
| SIC | 1221 – Bituminous Coal And Lignite - Surface |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 54 | 69 | 6 | January 31, 2022 | 1,033% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 36 | 46 | 4 | October 31, 2006 | 53% over the limit |
| pH | 72 | 81 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 36 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 36 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 18 | 20 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0062421.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Sampling | S |
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 AL0062421.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.