Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG150156

ALATRADE FOODS, INC.- PHENIX CITY PLANT 4, Phenix City, AL: NPDES ALG150156 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

ALATRADE FOODS, INC.- PHENIX CITY PLANT 4, held by AlaTrade Foods, Inc., holds NPDES permit ALG150156. EPA’s file records it issued April 26, 2017 and expiring May 31, 2022.

ALATRADE FOODS, INC.- PHENIX CITY PLANT 4, Phenix City, Alabama: Coverage under a general permit ALG150156, held by AlaTrade Foods, Inc.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 26, 2017, term to May 31, 2022; Meat Processed From Carcasses.

Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2016, largest 53% over the limit.
Oil and grease: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2011, largest 193% over the limit.
pH: 8 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Rainfall: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Alabama holds 2,504 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 879 were issued before ALG150156. AlaTrade Foods, Inc. holds 3 permits in Alabama.

Other permits held by AlaTrade Foods, Inc.

ALBERTVILLE PLANT 3, Albertville: ALG150153, issued April 26, 2017
ALATRADE FOODS LLC - BOAZ PLANT 2, Boaz: ALG150155, issued April 27, 2017

Coverages issued nearest ALG150156

April 26, 2017: TYSON FARMS, INC. - IVALEE FEED MILL, Attalla, ALG150011, held by Tyson Farms, Inc. - Ivalee (Attalla) Feed Mill
April 26, 2017: KOCH FOODS FEED MILL, Hope Hull, ALG150095, held by Koch Foods of Alabama, LLC
April 26, 2017: BANKS FEED MILL, Banks, ALG150126, held by Keystone Foods, LLC
April 26, 2017: KOCH FARMS OF ASHLAND-TALLADEGA FEED MILL, Talladega, ALG150134, held by Koch Farms of Ashland, LLC
April 26, 2017: ALBERTVILLE PLANT 3, Albertville, ALG150153, held by AlaTrade Foods, Inc.
April 26, 2017: ALABAMA DIVISION POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT, Gadsden, ALG150157, held by Keystone Foods, LLC - Alabama Division Poultry Processing Plant
April 27, 2017: TYSON CHICKEN INC. - ALBERTVILLE FEED MILL, Albertville, ALG150014, held by Tyson Chicken, Inc. - Albertville Feed Mill
April 27, 2017: PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION, Guntersville, ALG150045, held by Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
April 27, 2017: ALATRADE FOODS LLC - BOAZ PLANT 2, Boaz, ALG150155, held by AlaTrade Foods, Inc.
April 27, 2017: TUCKER MILLING, LLC, Guntersville, ALG150162, held by Tucker Milling, LLC

ALATRADE FOODS, INC.- PHENIX CITY PLANT 4 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 20 discharge permits in the Lower Little Uchee Creek subwatershed (HUC 031300030403), ALG150156 among them. Its county holds 114, 2 of them major permits; ALG150156 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Little Uchee Creek subwatershed (HUC 031300030403)

BOSWELL ROAD PIT, Phenix City: ALG890568, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2023
CHERRY HILL, Smiths Station: ALR10C35H, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
DAECHANG SEAT COMPANY NEW PARKING LOT AND BUILDING EXPANSION, Phenix City: ALR10C88Z, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2031
DSC ALABAMA, Phenix City: ALR10C1U4, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
EVANS CROSSING, Phenix City: ALR10C2QW, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
GIL'S COLLISION CENTER, Phenix City: ALR10C09D, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2021
ILJIN USA ALABAMA CORPORATION, Phenix City: ALNE00115, minor permit, permit term to April 3, 2030
INFILTRATOR WATER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Phenix City: ALNE00330, minor permit, permit term to March 23, 2030
LEE RD 246-EVERMORE, Smiths Station: ALR10C69R, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
MCINTYRE FARMS, Smiths Station: ALR10C7XH, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2031

Identity

Facility as filed	ALATRADE FOODS, INC.- PHENIX CITY PLANT 4
Permittee as filed	AlaTrade Foods, Inc.
NPDES ID	ALG150156
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	April 26, 2017
Expiration date	May 31, 2022
Address	Phenix City, AL 36869
Subwatershed	Lower Little Uchee Creek (HUC 031300030403)
NAICS	311612 – Meat Processed From Carcasses
SIC	2011 – Meat Packing Plants

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
2With 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
Oil & Grease	4	1	1	December 31, 2016	53% over the limit
Oil and grease	0	1	1	December 31, 2011	193% over the limit
pH	8	11	0
Rainfall	4	1	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	0	0
Solids, total suspended	4	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	4	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	4	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALG150156.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ALG150156.

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 ALG150156.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit ALG150156 held by AlaTrade Foods, Inc. for ALATRADE FOODS, INC.- PHENIX CITY PLANT 4 in Phenix City, AL, an industrial stormwater permit classed as a minor discharger and administratively continued. The permit was issued April 26, 2017 and expired May 31, 2022, and the page lists 8 as its discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.