Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0023884
CYPRESS CREEK WWTP, Florence, AL: NPDES AL0023884 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CYPRESS CREEK WWTP, held by City Of Florence Water/Wastewater Department, holds NPDES permit AL0023884. EPA’s file records it issued March 23, 2016 and expiring March 31, 2021. 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 | CYPRESS CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City Of Florence Water/Wastewater Department |
| NPDES ID | AL0023884 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 23, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Address | Florence, AL 35631 |
| Subwatershed | Cox Creek (HUC 060300050605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 37 | 31 | December 31, 2008 | 3,875% over the limit |
| E. coli | 12 | 13 | 9 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 20 | 50 | 2 | February 29, 2004 | 436% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 10 | 2 | June 30, 2006 | 12% over the limit |
| pH | 12 | 15 | 1 | October 31, 2011 | |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 7 | 1 | January 31, 2019 | 6% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 20 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 12 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Color [admi units] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Methylene blue active substances | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 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 AL0023884.
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.