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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0073962

GLADE PREPARATION PLANT, Pisgah, AL: NPDES AL0073962 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GLADE PREPARATION PLANT, held by Justice Coal of Alabama, LLC., holds NPDES permit AL0073962. EPA’s file records it issued October 22, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020.

GLADE PREPARATION PLANT, Pisgah, Alabama: Individual permit AL0073962, held by Justice Coal of Alabama, LLC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 22, 2015, term to October 31, 2020.

  • Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 2,147,483,650% over the limit.
  • Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 16 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017, largest 1,743% over the limit.
  • Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 16 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2017, largest 63% over the limit.
  • Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2018, largest 2,147,483,650% over the limit.
  • pH: 24 limits, 1,180 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 16 limits, 592 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 12 limits, 590 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 588 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 8 limits, 588 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 4 limits, 290 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Specific conductance: 16 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate [as S]: 16 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 16 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]: 16 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • March 31, 2026: Evaluation (S).

GLADE PREPARATION PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Flat Rock Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300010402), AL0073962 among them. Its county holds 130, 2 of them major permits; AL0073962 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Flat Rock Creek subwatershed (HUC 060300010402)

Identity

Facility as filedGLADE PREPARATION PLANT
Permittee as filedJustice Coal of Alabama, LLC.
NPDES IDAL0073962
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
IssuedOctober 22, 2015
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2020
AddressPisgah, AL 35765
SubwatershedFlat Rock Creek (HUC 060300010402)

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
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]283September 30, 20182,147,483,650% over the limit
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]16262March 31, 20171,743% over the limit
Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]16171May 31, 201763% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia261September 30, 20182,147,483,650% over the limit
pH241,1800
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant165920
Iron, total [as Fe]125900
Solids, total suspended85880
Manganese, total [as Mn]85880
Solids, settleable42900
Specific conductance16240
Sulfate [as S]16240
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]16240
Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]16160
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]4100
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia250
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]250

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0073962.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 31, 2026EvaluationS

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 AL0073962.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES AL0073962 discharge permit for the GLADE PREPARATION PLANT in Pisgah, AL, held by Justice Coal of Alabama, LLC., with the permit status listed as administratively continued. The page lists 17 pollutants on file, 17 under a numeric limit, 17 with a violation of any kind, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.