Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0070491
GFS CHEMICALS INC, Columbus, OH: NPDES OH0070491 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GFS CHEMICALS INC, held by GFS Chemicals, holds NPDES permit OH0070491, which discharges to Scioto River Via Storm Sewers. EPA’s file records it issued May 22, 2013 and expiring June 30, 2018. 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 | GFS CHEMICALS INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GFS Chemicals |
| NPDES ID | OH0070491 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 22, 2013 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2018 |
| Address | Columbus, OH 43222 |
| Receiving water | Scioto River via storm sewers |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Dry Run-Scioto River (HUC 050600011205) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 12 | 17 | 5 | June 30, 2008 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 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 OH0070491.
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.