Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0083844
GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT, Gadsden, AL: NPDES AL0083844 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT, held by The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden, holds NPDES permit AL0083844. EPA’s file records it issued April 30, 2020 and expiring April 30, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden |
| NPDES ID | AL0083844 |
| 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 | April 30, 2020 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2025 |
| Address | Gadsden, AL 35901 |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Town Creek (HUC 031501060204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 40With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid (7:3 FTCA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid (5:3 FTCA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutane Sulfonate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexane Sulfonate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecane Sulfonate | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES AL0083844.
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 AL0083844.
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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