City of Fort Payne

NPDES permit AL0023311 · Major POTW · administratively continued, expires 2024-03-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2024-03-31 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

2values over a limit
2required values missing, on 1 form(s)
0of 16 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: E. coli (2).

Reporting

Reports are due about 28 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among AL permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (75)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 6 mg/L all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 8.5 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 1251 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 1876 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 2.5 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 10 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 3.75 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 15 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 104 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 417 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 156 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 625 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG <= 5 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG <= 15 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 7.5 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 22.5 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG <= 208 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG <= 625 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 312 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]WKLY AVG <= 938 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]WKLY AVG report only all year
001Copper, total recoverableMO AVG <= 42.5 ug/L all year
001Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 56.5 ug/L all year
001Color [admi units]DAILY MX <= 80 col unit all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO AVG <= .02 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .035 mg/L all year
001E. coliMO AVG <= 126 #/100mL May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001E. coliMO AVG <= 548 #/100mL Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001E. coliDAILY MX <= 298 #/100mL May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001E. coliDAILY MX <= 2507 #/100mL Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Cyanide, free availableMO AVG <= 9.58 ug/L all year
001Cyanide, free availableDAILY MX <= 35.9 ug/L all year
001Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiaSINGSAMP <= 0 pass=0;fail=1 Aug
001Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]SINGSAMP <= 0 pass=0;fail=1 Aug
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 6 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 25 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 9 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 37.5 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 250 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 1042 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 375 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 1563 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG report only all year
001BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
002pHDAILY MN report only all year
002pHDAILY MX report only all year
002Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
002Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
002Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
002Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
002Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
002Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
002Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
002E. coliDAILY MX report only all year
002BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX report only all year

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