Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG640031

GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT, Gadsden, AL: NPDES ALG640031 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT, held by The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden, holds NPDES permit ALG640031. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2011 and expiring June 30, 2013.

GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT, Gadsden, Alabama: Coverage under a general permit ALG640031, held by The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 1, 2011, term to June 30, 2013.

Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 809% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden

GADSDEN EAST RIVER WWTP, Gadsden: AL0022659, issued October 23, 2015
GADSDEN WEST RIVER WWTP, Gadsden: AL0053201, issued January 3, 2018
GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT, Gadsden: AL0083844, issued April 30, 2020
THE WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD OF THE CITY OF GADSDEN, Gadsden: ALL022659, issued January 1, 2021

GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 34 discharge permits in the Turkey Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060204), ALG640031 among them. Its county holds 195, 4 of them major permits; ALG640031 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Turkey Town Creek subwatershed (HUC 031501060204)

6TH STREET NORTH, Gadsden: ALR10AJ10, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2016
ADCNR ETOWAH WMA FIRING RANGE RENOVATIONS, Gadsden: ALR10C7P9, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
CAMPBELL WASTE AREA, Gadsden: ALR10C0C7, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2021
CANCER CARE CENTER - GADSDEN, Gadsden: ALR10C3BT, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
CHARLES E. WATTS INC., Gadsden: ALG340557, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2022
CITY OF GADSDEN FUELING FACILITY, Gadsden: ALG340655, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2022
CITY OF GADSDEN MS4 PH II, Gadsden: ALR040053, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2021
COATS BEND LANDING, Gadsden: ALG850114, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2017
COATS BEND PIT, Gadsden: AL0074861, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
CONSTRUCTION OF PARK BLVD GADSDEN RIVERFRONT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, Gadsden: ALR10C04P, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2021

Identity

Facility as filed	GADSDEN WATER FILTRATION PLANT
Permittee as filed	The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden
NPDES ID	ALG640031
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
Issued	April 1, 2011
Expiration date	June 30, 2013
Address	Gadsden, AL 35901
Subwatershed	Turkey Town Creek (HUC 031501060204)
SIC	4941 – Water Supply

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
7With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Chlorine, total residual	2	14	2	October 31, 2013	809% over the limit
pH	4	12	0
Solids, total suspended	4	12	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	12	0
Aluminum, total recoverable	0	12	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	6	0
Iron, total recoverable	2	6	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALG640031.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ALG640031.

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 ALG640031.

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This public-records page covers NPDES discharge permit ALG640031 for the Gadsden Water Filtration Plant in Gadsden, AL, held by The Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden, with an administratively continued status, a minor discharger class, and coverage under a general permit. The register lists 7 pollutants on file, of which 6 are under a numeric limit and 1 has an effluent exceedance.