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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG120093

METALPLATE GALVANIZING, L.P., Birmingham, AL: NPDES ALG120093 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

METALPLATE GALVANIZING, L.P., held by METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP, holds NPDES permit ALG120093, which discharges to T Valley Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 27, 2007 and expiring September 30, 2012.

METALPLATE GALVANIZING, L.P., Birmingham, Alabama: Coverage under a general permit ALG120093, held by METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 27, 2007, term to September 30, 2012; discharges to T VALLEY CREEK.

  • Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018, largest 52% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 10 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Rainfall: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Naphthalene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Alabama holds 2,504 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 102 were issued before ALG120093.

Coverages issued nearest ALG120093

METALPLATE GALVANIZING, L.P. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 100 discharge permits in the Upper Village Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601110408), ALG120093 among them. Its county holds 1,063, 13 of them major permits; ALG120093 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Village Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601110408)

Identity

Facility as filedMETALPLATE GALVANIZING, L.P.
Permittee as filedMETALPLATE GALVANIZING LP
NPDES IDALG120093
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramIndustrial stormwater
IssuedSeptember 27, 2007
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2012
AddressBirmingham, AL 35212
Receiving waterT VALLEY CREEK
SubwatershedUpper Village Creek (HUC 031601110408)
SIC3479 – Metal Coating And Allied Services
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler ALD980838452; ICIS-AIR source ALJEF0000107300222

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Oil & Grease011June 30, 201852% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual4260
pH1060
Solids, total suspended310
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit210
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant210
Zinc, total [as Zn]300
Cadmium, total recoverable300
Lead, total recoverable300
Copper, total recoverable300
Oil and grease300
Rainfall300
Nitrogen, total [as N]200
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]200
Cyanide, total [as CN]200
Arsenic, total recoverable200
Nickel, total recoverable200
Silver total recoverable200
Aluminum, total recoverable200
Chromium, total recoverable200
Mercury, total [as Hg]200
Phosphorus, total [as P]100
Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination100
Naphthalene100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALG120093.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ALG120093.

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 ALG120093.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit ALG120093 held by METALPLATE GALVANIZING, L.P. in Birmingham, AL, which discharges to T Valley Creek in the Upper Village Creek subwatershed (HUC 031601110408). The page lists the permit as administratively continued, with a Minor discharger class, 1 pollutant under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.