Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0084464
CHEROKEE INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL, Cherokee, AL: NPDES AL0084464 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 66Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEROKEE INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL, held by CWI Cherokee LF, LLC, holds NPDES permit AL0084464. EPA’s file records it issued December 20, 2022 and expiring December 31, 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 | CHEROKEE INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CWI Cherokee LF, LLC |
| NPDES ID | AL0084464 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 20, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Cherokee, AL 35616 |
| Subwatershed | Tanyard Branch-Cane Creek (HUC 060300050807) |
| NAICS | 562212 – Solid Waste Landfill |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
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
- 66Pollutants on file
- 66Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 66 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 13 | 9 | April 30, 2026 | 2,614% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 13 | 9 | July 31, 2026 | 281% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 5 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 137% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 2 | 1 | September 30, 2025 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| p-Cresol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA) | 1 | 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 AL0084464.
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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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