Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES DE0000523
DPIF2 DE 1-2, Wilmington, DE: NPDES DE0000523 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DPIF2 DE 1-2, held by Boxwood Industrial Park, holds NPDES permit DE0000523. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021. 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 | DPIF2 DE 1-2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Boxwood Industrial Park |
| NPDES ID | DE0000523 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2021 |
| Address | Wilmington, DE 19804 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Little Mill Creek (HUC 020402050504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 24 | 11 | March 31, 2020 | 145% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 5 | December 31, 2020 | |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 24 | 228 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 24 | 228 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 6 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 8 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 8 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 8 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 8 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| September 26, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
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 15, 2026.