Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0077429
SHORT CREEK COALBED METHANE PROJECT, Sylvan Springs, AL: NPDES AL0077429 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHORT CREEK COALBED METHANE PROJECT, held by Summit Alabama Operating Co., LLC, holds NPDES permit AL0077429. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2022 and expiring November 30, 2027. 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 | SHORT CREEK COALBED METHANE PROJECT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Summit Alabama Operating Co., LLC |
| NPDES ID | AL0077429 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Sylvan Springs, AL 35118 |
| Subwatershed | Fish Trap Branch (HUC 031601110412) |
| NAICS | 211130 – Natural Gas Extraction |
| SIC | 1311 – Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas |
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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2016 | 2,917% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2016 | 4% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride, dissolved in water | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 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 AL0077429.
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.