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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0064742

FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC., Haleyville, AL: NPDES AL0064742 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC., held by Free State Lumber Company, Inc., holds NPDES permit AL0064742. EPA’s file records it issued February 24, 2020 and expiring February 28, 2025.

FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC., Haleyville, Alabama: Individual permit AL0064742, held by Free State Lumber Company, Inc.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 24, 2020, term to February 28, 2025, by State; Wood Preservation.

  • pH: 6 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toluene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ethylbenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Naphthalene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Xylene [mix of m+o+p]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

FREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Headwaters Bear Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300060102), AL0064742 among them. Its county holds 57, 0 of them major permits; AL0064742 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Bear Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300060102)

  • BEAR CREEK MINE, Phil Campbell: AL0074373, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2017
  • MEREDYTH MINE, Double Springs: AL0078280, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2012
  • POSEY MILL #2 MINE, Haleyville: AL0080608, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2016

Identity

Facility as filedFREE STATE LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
Permittee as filedFree State Lumber Company, Inc.
NPDES IDAL0064742
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 24, 2020
Expiration dateFebruary 28, 2025
Issuing agencyState
AddressHaleyville, AL 35565
SubwatershedHeadwaters Bear Creek (HUC 060300060102)
NAICS321114 – Wood Preservation
SIC2421 – Sawmills And Planing Mills, General
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler ALD067105015; ICIS-AIR source AL000000011330S009

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
pH6240
Chloride [as Cl]370
Arsenic, total recoverable370
Chromium, total recoverable370
Copper, total recoverable370
Ammonia [as N] + unionized ammonia070
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C320
Solids, total suspended320
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant320
Oil and grease020
Oil & Grease300
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]300
Toluene200
Benzene200
Ethylbenzene200
Naphthalene200
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]200

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES AL0064742.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0064742.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0064742.

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 AL0064742.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit AL0064742, held by Free State Lumber Company, Inc. in Haleyville, AL, an individual minor discharger permit with status listed as administratively continued. The page lists an issue date of February 24, 2020, an expiration date of February 28, 2025, a discharger class of 15, and zero pollutants under a numeric limit and zero pollutants with an effluent exceedance.