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BES Industries, LLC

Clay And Related Minerals, Cropwell, Alabama. NPDES permit AL0078727, in force until Sep 14, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last February 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due: About 28 days after each period: form 1 quarterly (9 values)
Last report on file: September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025: 0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 11 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period ending	Parameter	Reported	Limit
January 2026	pH, daily minimum	5.43	≥ 6 SU
February 2026	pH, daily minimum	5.51	≥ 6 SU

Limits in force (9)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months
pH	daily minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year
pH	daily maximum	≤ 8.5 SU	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 35 mg/L	all year
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]	monthly average	≤ 117.2 ug/L	all year
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]	daily maximum	≤ 117.2 ug/L	all year
Selenium, total [as Se]	monthly average	≤ 5 ug/L	all year
Selenium, total [as Se]	daily maximum	≤ 20 ug/L	all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	monthly average	report only (MGD)	all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year

How strict are these limits?

Solids, total suspended, daily maximum 35 mg/L — stricter than 80% of 373 other minor industrial and other permits in Alabama; 7% have the same limit
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn], daily maximum 117.2 ug/L — stricter than 48% of 31 other minor industrial and other permits nationwide; 23% have the same limit
Selenium, total [as Se], daily maximum 20 ug/L — stricter than 41% of 93 other minor industrial and other permits nationwide; 20% have the same limit

Cited limits by parameter: Alabama's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 206 Mining and Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals permits in Alabama.

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