Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0074977
BROWN QUARRY, Sylacauga, AL: NPDES AL0074977 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BROWN QUARRY, held by Omya Alabama, a Division of Omya Inc., holds NPDES permit AL0074977. EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2012 and expiring February 28, 2017. 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 | BROWN QUARRY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Omya Alabama, a Division of Omya Inc. |
| NPDES ID | AL0074977 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 28, 2012 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2017 |
| Address | Sylacauga, AL 35151 |
| Subwatershed | Cohabie Creek-Cedar Creek (HUC 031501070303) |
| SIC | 1429 – Crushed And Broken Stone |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 0 | 772 | 4 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 770 | 2 | July 31, 2016 | 168% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 768 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 6 | 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 AL0074977.
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 October 14, 2026.