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Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC

Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills, major discharger, Calvert, Alabama. NPDES permit AL0079901, in force until Mar 31, 2027. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form 1 monthly (44 values), outfall 001 form A monthly (22 values), outfall 001 form T quarterly (2 values), outfall 005 form Q quarterly (11 values), outfall 01D form 1 monthly (4 values), outfall 008 form S twice a year
Renewal application due
Oct 2, 2026 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 46 reports late

Limits in force (93)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitmonthly averagereport only (deg F)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximum≤ 115 deg Fall year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 2 mg/Lall year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1222.2 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 3048.1 lb/dall year001
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 412.4 lb/dall year001
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 1045.2 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 16 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 24 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly average≤ 46 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily maximum≤ 69 mg/Lall year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Apr–Oct001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Apr–Oct001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Apr–Oct001
Arsenic, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Arsenic, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]monthly average≤ .15 lb/dall year001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .451 lb/dall year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]monthly average≤ 2.54 lb/dall year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 6.36 lb/dall year001
Lead, total [as Pb]monthly average≤ 2.71 lb/dall year001
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximum≤ 8.14 lb/dall year001
Nickel, total [as Ni]monthly average≤ 1.91 lb/dall year001
Nickel, total [as Ni]daily maximum≤ 5.72 lb/dall year001
Nickel, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nickel, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]monthly average≤ 3.53 lb/dall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 10.72 lb/dall year001
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Lead, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Chromium, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Chromium, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Copper, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Antimony, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Antimony, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Naphthalenemonthly average≤ .09 lb/dall year001
Naphthalenedaily maximum≤ .179 lb/dall year001
Phenolsmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phenolsdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .1 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .17 mg/Lall year001
Cyanide, free availablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Cyanide, free availabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiasingle sample≤ 0 pass=0;fail=1all year001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]single sample≤ 0 pass=0;fail=1all year001
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 38 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 57 mg/Lall year001
Tetrachloroethylenemonthly average≤ .134 lb/dall year001
Tetrachloroethylenedaily maximum≤ .269 lb/dall year001
pHdaily minimumreport only (SU)all year005
pHdaily maximumreport only (SU)all year005
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year005
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Nickel, total [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year005
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
pHdaily minimumreport only (SU)all year008
pHdaily maximumreport only (SU)all year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year008
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Nickel, total [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year008
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year01D
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year01D
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverablemonthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year01D
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverabledaily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year01D

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 23 Primary Metal Industries permits in Alabama.

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