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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG160136

JEFFERSON COUNTY LANDFILL NO. 1, Gardendale, AL: NPDES ALG160136 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

JEFFERSON COUNTY LANDFILL NO. 1, held by Santek Environmental of Alabama, LLC, holds NPDES permit ALG160136. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2022 and expiring January 31, 2027. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.

Identity

Facility as filedJEFFERSON COUNTY LANDFILL NO. 1
Permittee as filedSantek Environmental of Alabama, LLC
NPDES IDALG160136
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramIndustrial stormwater
IssuedFebruary 1, 2022
Expiration dateJanuary 31, 2027
Issuing agencyState
AddressGardendale, AL 35071
SubwatershedCrooked Creek (HUC 031601110401)
NAICS562212 – Solid Waste Landfill
SIC4953 – Refuse Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source ALJEF0000107301052

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.

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 and grease011December 31, 200313% over the limit
Turbidity990
pH650
Rainfall330
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]330
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C320
Solids, total suspended320
Solids, settleable320
Oil & Grease320
Cadmium, total [as Cd]320
Chromium, total [as Cr]320
Copper, total [as Cu]320
Solids, total dissolved320

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALG160136.

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 October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit ALG160136 for Jefferson County Landfill No. 1 in Gardendale, AL, held by Santek Environmental of Alabama, LLC, with an effective status, a minor discharger class, and a program listed as industrial stormwater. The figures listed are 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.