Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0078913
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. - SARALAND HYCO, Saraland, AL: NPDES AL0078913 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. - SARALAND HYCO, held by Matheson TriGas, Inc., holds NPDES permit AL0078913. EPA’s file records it issued October 11, 2017 and expiring October 31, 2022.
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. - SARALAND HYCO, Saraland, Alabama: Individual permit AL0078913, held by Matheson TriGas, Inc.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 11, 2017, term to October 31, 2022; Industrial Gas Manufacturing.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2009, largest 480% over the limit.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2008, largest 44% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2008.
- Daily excursion time [min]: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Length of longest pH excursion: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH range excursions, monthly total accum: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. - SARALAND HYCO among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 60 discharge permits in the Lower Chasaw Creek subwatershed (HUC 031602040305), AL0078913 among them. Its county holds 1,120, 18 of them major permits; AL0078913 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Lower Chasaw Creek subwatershed (HUC 031602040305)
- ALABAMA EXPORT RAILROAD - MOBILE YARD, Mobile: AL0004022, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2022
- BERG PIPE MOBILE CORPORATION, Mobile: ALNE00339, minor permit, permit term to March 14, 2028
- BWC ALABAMA - CHICKASAW, Chickasaw: ALR108038, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- BWC ALABAMA, LLC - CHICKASAW, Chickasaw: AL0083127, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2026
- C & J AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, Prichard: ALG180525, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2022
- CENTER POINT TERMINAL CHICKASAW, LLC, Chickasaw: AL0031071, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2023
- CENTER POINT TERMINAL CHICKASAW, LLC, Chickasaw: AL0068942, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
- CENTER POINT TERMINAL CHICKASAW, LLC, Chickasaw: ALG340407, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2022
- CHICKASAW LAGOON, Chickasaw: AL0020885, major permit, permit term to September 30, 2024
- CITY OF CHICKASAW MS4 PH II, Chickasaw: ALR040044, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2021
Identity
| Facility as filed | MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. - SARALAND HYCO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Matheson TriGas, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | AL0078913 |
| 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 | October 11, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2022 |
| Address | Saraland, AL 36571 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Chasaw Creek (HUC 031602040305) |
| NAICS | 325120 – Industrial Gas Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2813 – Industrial Gases |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 42 | 28 | February 28, 2009 | 480% over the limit |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 15 | 4 | March 31, 2008 | 44% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 18 | 2 | April 30, 2008 | |
| Daily excursion time [min] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Length of longest pH excursion | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0078913.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES AL0078913.
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 AL0078913.
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