Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0020885
CHICKASAW LAGOON, Chickasaw, AL: NPDES AL0020885 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHICKASAW LAGOON, held by Utilities Board of the City of Chickasaw, holds NPDES permit AL0020885. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024. 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 | CHICKASAW LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Utilities Board of the City of Chickasaw |
| NPDES ID | AL0020885 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Address | Chickasaw, AL 36611 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Chasaw Creek (HUC 031602040305) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 29With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 115 | 105 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 189 | 93 | July 31, 2026 | 642% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 166 | 72 | May 31, 2017 | 581% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 61 | 55 | June 30, 2009 | 13,050% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 62 | 51 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 29 | 27 | July 31, 2022 | 1,477% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 27 | 27 | May 31, 2025 | 65% over the limit |
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 2 | 26 | 26 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 47 | 19 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Pass/Fail Static Chronic Arbacia punctulata | 1 | 6 | 3 | April 30, 2025 | |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Cyprinodon variegatus | 1 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2024 | |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2013 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2013 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dissolved [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, dissolved [as Ag] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 1 | 0 | 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 AL0020885.
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.