Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0001767
EMPIRE COKE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF MCWANE, LLC., Tuscaloosa, AL: NPDES AL0001767 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EMPIRE COKE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF MCWANE, LLC., held by Empire Coke Company, holds NPDES permit AL0001767. EPA’s file records it issued September 21, 2021 and expiring September 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EMPIRE COKE COMPANY, A DIVISION OF MCWANE, LLC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Empire Coke Company |
| NPDES ID | AL0001767 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 21, 2021 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2026 |
| Address | Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 |
| Subwatershed | Two Mile Creek (HUC 031601120505) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 24 | 2 | December 31, 2014 | 90% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 8 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 75% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0001767.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.