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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0071021

GORHAM'S BLUFF WWTP, Pisgah, AL: NPDES AL0071021 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GORHAM'S BLUFF WWTP, held by Gorham's Bluff Planned Community, holds NPDES permit AL0071021. EPA’s file records it issued April 27, 2016 and expiring April 30, 2021.

GORHAM'S BLUFF WWTP, Pisgah, Alabama: Individual permit AL0071021, held by Gorham's Bluff Planned Community; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 27, 2016, term to April 30, 2021.

  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 7 limits, 98 violations of any kind, 58 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 607% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 5 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 19,106% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 11 limits, 134 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 307% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 7 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2016, largest 827% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2014, largest 23% over the limit.
  • pH: 8 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2023.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 5 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 10 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 10 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 11 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 7 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 6 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Methylene blue active substances: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Water level at sample collection time: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • May 15, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

GORHAM'S BLUFF WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Lower Coon Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300010403), AL0071021 among them. Its county holds 130, 2 of them major permits; AL0071021 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Coon Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300010403)

Identity

Facility as filedGORHAM'S BLUFF WWTP
Permittee as filedGorham's Bluff Planned Community
NPDES IDAL0071021
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
IssuedApril 27, 2016
Expiration dateApril 30, 2021
AddressPisgah, AL 35765
SubwatershedLower Coon Creek (HUC 060300010403)

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, Kjeldahl, total [as N]79858December 31, 2025607% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general54219May 31, 202619,106% over the limit
Solids, total suspended1113415June 30, 2026307% over the limit
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]74211January 31, 2016827% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C0913June 30, 201423% over the limit
pH8541October 31, 2023
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant5640
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]10430
Phosphorus, total [as P]10430
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]11380
Nitrogen, total [as N]7190
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]3120
E. coli690
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]290
BOD, 5-day, percent removal070
Solids, suspended percent removal060
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]330
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]330
Methylene blue active substances330
Water level at sample collection time330

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0071021.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0071021.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 15, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit AL0071021 for GORHAM'S BLUFF WWTP in Pisgah, AL, held by Gorham's Bluff Planned Community, which EPA's file shows as administratively continued after its April 30, 2021 expiration. The page lists 20 pollutants on file, 17 under a numeric limit, and 6 with an effluent exceedance.