Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0020826
CITY OF SULLIGENT WWTP, Sulligent, AL: NPDES AL0020826 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF SULLIGENT WWTP, held by City of Sulligent, holds NPDES permit AL0020826. EPA’s file records it issued December 15, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF SULLIGENT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Sulligent |
| NPDES ID | AL0020826 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 15, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Address | Sulligent, AL 35586 |
| Subwatershed | Bogue Creek (HUC 031601030305) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 132 | 72 | May 31, 2026 | 733% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 62 | 38 | September 30, 2011 | 5,116% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 48 | 36 | May 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 53 | 29 | November 30, 2008 | 16% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 40 | 16 | February 28, 2026 | 985% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 159 | 15 | December 31, 2023 | 329% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 64 | 12 | August 31, 2008 | 118% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 105 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 200% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 23 | 5 | January 31, 2026 | 33% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 9 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 148% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 2 | August 31, 2018 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 8 | 1 | February 28, 2006 | 140% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 2 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 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 AL0020826.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, AL0020826.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID AL0020826 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Sulligent
- Every permit record in Sulligent, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Alabama
- Every permit record in Alabama, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.