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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG120452

HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, LLC - ALABAMA AUTO PLANT, Lincoln, AL: NPDES ALG120452 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, LLC - ALABAMA AUTO PLANT, held by Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, holds NPDES permit ALG120452. EPA’s file records it issued May 24, 2018 and expiring September 30, 2022.

HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, LLC - ALABAMA AUTO PLANT, Lincoln, Alabama: Coverage under a general permit ALG120452, held by Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 24, 2018, term to September 30, 2022.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 18 limits, 363 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020, largest 673% over the limit.
  • pH: 32 limits, 433 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2013.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 70 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Rainfall: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464d]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total recoverable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Naphthalene: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464a]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464b]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464c]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual Certification Statement: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toluene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ethylbenzene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Xylene [mix of m+o+p]: 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; 1,650 were issued before ALG120452. Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC holds 2 permits in Alabama.

Other permits held by Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC

Coverages issued nearest ALG120452

HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, LLC - ALABAMA AUTO PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 21 discharge permits in the Blue Eye Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060604), ALG120452 among them. Its county holds 167, 6 of them major permits; ALG120452 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Blue Eye Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060604)

Identity

Facility as filedHONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, LLC - ALABAMA AUTO PLANT
Permittee as filedHonda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC
NPDES IDALG120452
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
IssuedMay 24, 2018
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2022
AddressLincoln, AL 35096
SubwatershedBlue Eye Creek (HUC 031501060604)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler ALR000016261; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000112100050

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
Chlorine, total residual183635April 30, 2020673% over the limit
pH324331March 31, 2013
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant4700
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit4620
Rainfall290
Solids, total dissolved440
Solids, total suspended230
Zinc, total [as Zn]230
Cadmium, total recoverable230
Lead, total recoverable230
Copper, total recoverable230
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464d]130
Oil and grease030
Chloride [as Cl]420
Nitrogen, total [as N]120
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]120
Cyanide, total [as CN]120
Arsenic, total recoverable120
Nickel, total recoverable120
Silver total recoverable120
Aluminum, total recoverable120
Chromium, total recoverable120
Naphthalene120
Mercury, total [as Hg]120
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]120
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464a]120
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464b]120
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464c]120
Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination020
Oil & Grease210
Phosphorus, total [as P]110
Annual Certification Statement500
Toluene100
Benzene100
Ethylbenzene100
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALG120452.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ALG120452.

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 ALG120452.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit ALG120452, held by Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC for the Alabama Auto Plant in Lincoln, AL, under an industrial stormwater general permit. The page lists 34 as the discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.