Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0000523
INEOS PIGMENTS USA INC ASHTABULA COMPLEX 1, Ashtabula, OH: NPDES OH0000523 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
INEOS PIGMENTS USA INC ASHTABULA COMPLEX 1, held by INEOS Pigment USA Inc, holds NPDES permit OH0000523. EPA’s file records it issued October 1, 2020 and expiring August 31, 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 | INEOS PIGMENTS USA INC ASHTABULA COMPLEX 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | INEOS Pigment USA Inc |
| NPDES ID | OH0000523 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2024 |
| Address | Ashtabula, OH 44004 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of North Kingsville-Frontal Lake Erie (HUC 041201010606) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury, total low level | 12 | 39 | 23 | August 31, 2017 | 290% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 24 | 55 | 15 | December 31, 2025 | 1,968% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 11 | 6 | August 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxidants, total residual | 10 | 288 | 3 | July 31, 2026 | 131% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 2 | 8 | 3 | May 31, 2011 | |
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 2 | 7 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 185% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 2 | 6 | 1 | April 30, 2012 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 12 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 8 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 8 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity [severity] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH Range Excursion, Maximum Duration | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 2 | 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 OH0000523.
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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