Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0253553
TUBE CITY LLC, West Mifflin, PA: NPDES PA0253553 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TUBE CITY LLC, held by TMS INTL LLC, holds NPDES permit PA0253553, which discharges to Streets Run. EPA’s file records it issued August 29, 2023 and expiring August 31, 2028. 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 | TUBE CITY LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TMS INTL LLC |
| NPDES ID | PA0253553 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 29, 2023 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | West Mifflin, PA 15236 |
| Receiving water | Streets Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Streets Run-Monongahela River (HUC 050200050808) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 30With 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 | 4 | 6 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 12 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 12 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDT | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .beta.-BHC | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Organics, tot purgeables [Method 624] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dioxane | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1242 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1248 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1254 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1260 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 19, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 19, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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.