Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0074497
LENZING FIBERS INC., Axis, AL: NPDES AL0074497 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LENZING FIBERS INC., held by Lenzing Fibers Inc, holds NPDES permit AL0074497. EPA’s file records it issued May 21, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LENZING FIBERS INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lenzing Fibers Inc |
| NPDES ID | AL0074497 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Address | Axis, AL 36505 |
| Subwatershed | Cold Creek (HUC 031602040105) |
| NAICS | 325220 – Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2823 – Cellulosic Manmade Fibers |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ALR000015354; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000109700047 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES AL0074497.
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 AL0074497.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, AL0074497.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID AL0074497 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Axis
- Every permit record in Axis, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Alabama
- Every permit record in Alabama, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.