Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALR10AZ87

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, Athens, AL: NPDES ALR10AZ87 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, held by Tennessee Valley Authority, holds NPDES permit ALR10AZ87. EPA’s file records it issued June 26, 2015 and expiring March 31, 2016.

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, Athens, Alabama: Coverage under a general permit ALR10AZ87, held by Tennessee Valley Authority; Construction stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 26, 2015, term to March 31, 2016.

Alabama holds 7,857 Construction stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 861 were issued before ALR10AZ87. Tennessee Valley Authority holds 36 permits in Alabama.

Other permits held by Tennessee Valley Authority

TVA COLBERT COMBUSTION TURBINES FACILITY, Tuscumbia: AL0003867, issued October 29, 2018
WIDOWS CREEK FACILITY, Stevenson: AL0003875, issued July 30, 2019
TVA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER, Muscle Shoals: AL0003891, issued December 18, 2018
TVA BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, Athens: AL0022080, issued October 30, 2025
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, Hollywood: AL0024635, issued June 25, 2026
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Guntersville: ALG870022, issued October 3, 2016
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, Athens: ALR107638, issued March 31, 2021
TVA COLBERT FOSSIL PLANT, Tuscumbia: ALR109175, issued March 24, 2021
TVA-WIDOWS CREEK D4 PROJECT, Stevenson: ALR10AJ87, issued April 7, 2014
TVA WIDOWS CREEK SWITCHYARD, Stevenson: ALR10AX00, issued April 2, 2015

Coverages issued nearest ALR10AZ87

June 24, 2015: ORAL & FACIAL SURGERY - OPELIKA, Opelika, ALR10AX70, held by Z & F Real Estate
June 24, 2015: BAKERS FARM LOTS 1, 32-36, 44, Madison, ALR10AZ46, held by DSLD Homes (Gulf Coast), LLC
June 24, 2015: LOT 6L, THE RIDGE PHASE III, Alexander City, ALR10AZ78, held by TCC, Inc
June 25, 2015: RANDOLPH COUNTY ROAD NO 52, Wedowee, ALR10AZ81, held by Randolph County Commission
June 25, 2015: COOK'S MUSEUM, Decatur, ALR10AZ98, held by Cook's Museum
June 26, 2015: 5769-00 DOTHAN (W), AL WNM, Dothan, ALR10B003, held by Ryan Companies US, Inc.
June 29, 2015: BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL, Bridgeport, ALR10AZ61, held by Rowland Development Froup, LLC
June 29, 2015: STPAA-0159(502) PS1613, Gordo, ALR10AZ92, held by ALDOT
June 29, 2015: ENZOR ROAD CONNECTOR, Troy, ALR10AZ93, held by Grady Ralls & Sons, Inc.
June 29, 2015: THOMAS C. RUSSELL FIELD N PARALLEL TAXIWAY EXT., Alexander City, ALR10AZ94, held by Gary Ingram Grading and Paving

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Coxey Creek-Tennessee River subwatershed (HUC 060300021107), ALR10AZ87 among them. Its county holds 441, 2 of them major permits; ALR10AZ87 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Coxey Creek-Tennessee River subwatershed (HUC 060300021107)

BLUE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY ATHLETICS IMPROVEMENTS, Athens: ALR10C7P1, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, Athens: ALR107638, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
DARNELL BORROW PIT, Hillsboro: ALG850314, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027
FIELDING ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, Athens: ALR10B217, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2016
LOG CABIN GROCERY, Athens: ALG340558, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2017
LUCY'S BRANCH WWTP, Athens: AL0075248, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2024
REDDY ICE - ATHENS (324), Athens: ALNE00046, minor permit, permit term to May 5, 2029

What the register holds for BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Athens, Alabama. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES ALR10AZ87.

Identity

Facility as filed	BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT
Permittee as filed	Tennessee Valley Authority
NPDES ID	ALR10AZ87
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	Federal facility
Program	Construction stormwater
Issued	June 26, 2015
Expiration date	March 31, 2016
Address	Athens, AL 35611
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Coxey Creek-Tennessee River (HUC 060300021107)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler AL8640015410; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000108300003

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES ALR10AZ87.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ALR10AZ87.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ALR10AZ87.

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 ALR10AZ87.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant's Storm Water Construction coverage under NPDES ID ALR10AZ87, held by Tennessee Valley Authority in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, is one of 341 storm water construction permits in that county on EPA's register, this one included. Among those 341 permits, 7.6% carry an earlier issue date than this one, and 0.0% have a violation on file. The permit sits within the Coxey Creek-Tennessee River subwatershed, where 8 NPDES permits are listed, this one included, and it records no pollutants under a numeric limit and no effluent exceedances.