Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG120892
KAMTEK CASTING - K3, Birmingham, AL: NPDES ALG120892 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KAMTEK CASTING - K3, held by Kamtek Inc, holds NPDES permit ALG120892. EPA’s file records it issued January 31, 2025 and expiring September 30, 2027. 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 | KAMTEK CASTING - K3 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kamtek Inc |
| NPDES ID | ALG120892 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 31, 2025 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Birmingham, AL 35215 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Fivemile Creek (HUC 031601110406) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ALR000007971; ICIS-AIR source ALJEF0000107301014 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR467] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES ALG120892.
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 ALG120892.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.