Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0071951
WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION PLANT, Mcintosh, AL: NPDES AL0071951 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION PLANT, held by Alabama Power Company, holds NPDES permit AL0071951. EPA’s file records it issued September 17, 2021 and expiring September 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Alabama Power Company |
| NPDES ID | AL0071951 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 17, 2021 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2026 |
| Address | Mcintosh, AL 36553 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Lewis Creek (HUC 031602030802) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ALR000056044; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000112900018 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 4 | 61 | 3 | March 31, 2021 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 30 | 3 | April 30, 2024 | 2,847% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2012 | 80% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 4 | 2 | March 31, 2012 | 103% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 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 AL0071951.
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 September 15, 2026.