Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG120456
VALMONT - BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC., Steele, AL: NPDES ALG120456 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VALMONT - BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC., held by Valmont Coatings, Inc., holds NPDES permit ALG120456. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022.
VALMONT - BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC., Steele, Alabama: Coverage under a general permit ALG120456, held by Valmont Coatings, Inc.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 30, 2017, term to September 30, 2022, by State; Metal Coating, Engraving [Except Jewelry and Silverware], and Allied Services To Manufacturers.
- pH: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Aluminum, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Rainfall: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual Certification Statement: 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; 1,498 were issued before ALG120456.
Coverages issued nearest ALG120456
- November 29, 2017: C & C ASPHALT SEALING & STRIPING, INC., Guntersville, ALG020090, held by C & C Asphalt
- November 29, 2017: C.A. LANGFORD COMPANY, INC., Guntersville, ALG020112, held by C.A. Langford Company, Inc.
- November 29, 2017: DIXIE PULP AND PAPER RECYCLING, LLC, Huntsville, ALG180560, held by Dixie Pulp and Paper Recycling, LLC
- November 29, 2017: ACE AUTO SALVAGE, Mobile, ALG180651, held by Ace Auto Salvage
- November 29, 2017: LOTT ROAD U-PULL-IT, Eight Mile, ALG180687, held by Lott Road U-Pull-It
- November 30, 2017: NUCOR TUBULAR PRODUCTS INC. - DECATUR, Decatur, ALG120802, held by Nucor Tubular Products Inc.
- November 30, 2017: NUCOR TUBULAR PRODUCTS INC., Trinity, ALG120804, held by Nucor Tubular Products Inc.
- November 30, 2017: BIG IRON ENVIRONMENTAL INC., Andalusia, ALG180847, held by Big Iron Environmental Inc.
- November 30, 2017: UNIVERSAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC, Montgomery, ALG340705, held by Universal Environmental Services LLC
- December 1, 2017: WIREGRASS CONSTRUCTION - FORT PAYNE PLANT, Fort Payne, ALG020145, held by Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc.
VALMONT - BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC. among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Middle Big Canoe Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060305), ALG120456 among them. Its county holds 203, 1 of them major permits; ALG120456 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Middle Big Canoe Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060305)
- 2K STEEL PRODUCTS, Ashville: ALG120416, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2017
- ASHVILLE CITY PARK, Ashville: ALR10C743, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- GROOMS ALUMINUM PROCESSING LLC, Ashville: ALG120768, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2022
- HIKAE ALUMINUM PROCESSING LLC, Ashville: ALG120914, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2027
- MILL POINT SUBDIVISION, Ashville: ALR10C3W1, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- PROVIDENTIAL METALS, LLC, Ashville: ALG120858, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2022
- QUIKTRIP 7185, Ashville: ALR10C6HG, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- REAL ALLOY SPECIFICATION, LLC, Steele: ALG120235, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2027
- SPEEDWAY - STEELE, AL, Steele: ALR10C6RP, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- TCI OF ALABAMA LLC, Pell City: AL0082601, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | VALMONT - BIRMINGHAM GALVANIZING INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Valmont Coatings, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | ALG120456 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | November 30, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Steele, AL 35987 |
| Subwatershed | Middle Big Canoe Creek (HUC 031501060305) |
| NAICS | 332812 – Metal Coating, Engraving [Except Jewelry and Silverware], and Allied Services To Manufacturers |
| SIC | 3479 – Metal Coating And Allied Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ALR000013490; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000111500027 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual Certification Statement | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES ALG120456.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALG120456.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ALG120456.
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 ALG120456.
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