Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDR003896
H&L MULCH CO., Ellicott City, MD: NPDES MDR003896 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 2Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
H&L MULCH CO. holds NPDES permit MDR003896, which discharges to Patapsco River Lower North Branch. EPA’s file records it issued December 12, 2024 and expiring January 31, 2028. 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 H&L MULCH CO.: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Ellicott City, Maryland, its receiving water, and 2 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MDR003896.
Identity
| Facility as filed | H&L MULCH CO. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | H&L MULCH CO. |
| NPDES ID | MDR003896 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 12, 2024 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Address | Ellicott City, MD 21043 |
| Receiving water | PATAPSCO RIVER LOWER NORTH BRANCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Brice Run-Patapsco River (HUC 020600031101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 2Pollutants on file
- 2Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspended Solids, Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MDR003896.
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 MDR003896.
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.