Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ALG230101
OPTA IRONDALE, Irondale, AL: NPDES ALG230101 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OPTA IRONDALE, held by Performix Metallurgical Additives LLC DBA 'Opta ECW', holds NPDES permit ALG230101. EPA’s file records it issued August 29, 2025 and expiring September 30, 2027. 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.
What the register holds for OPTA IRONDALE: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Irondale, Alabama, and 5 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES ALG230101.
Identity
| Facility as filed | OPTA IRONDALE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Performix Metallurgical Additives LLC DBA 'Opta ECW' |
| NPDES ID | ALG230101 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 29, 2025 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Irondale, AL 35210 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Cahaba River (HUC 031502020104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES ALG230101.
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 ALG230101.
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.