EPA · discharge permits by pollutant and parameter
Turbidity, increase over background
- 19Permits carrying a limit
- 12With a recorded exceedance
- 1States
EPA identifies this parameter by code 52350. A permit listed here carries a numeric limit on turbidity, increase over background in its discharge; an exceedance is a monitoring result above that limit, as reported to EPA.
By state
By watershed
The subbasins of the national Watershed Boundary Dataset carrying the most permits with a limit on turbidity, increase over background.
Other pollutants
- Octachlorodibenzofuran 6
- Oil & grease [polar] 4
- Solids, total suspended, loading rate 19
- SOPP 28
- SOPP, loading rate 20
- Thiabendazole 43
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons - Diesel 845
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons - Gasoline 165
- Turbidity, background 18
- Turbidity, change 17
- Volume 63
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) 223
- Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) 180
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) 185
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) 262
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) 269
- 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) 180
- 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) 185
- 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) 181
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) 184
Permits
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | State | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFIC FISHERMEN | WA0031046 | SEATTLE | WA | Minor | Lake Washington-Sammamish River | |
| WASHINGTON BULB CO INC | WA0031721 | MOUNT VERNON | WA | Minor | North and South Fork of Skagit River | |
| FOSS MARITIME | WA0031054 | SEATTLE | WA | Minor | Lake Washington-Sammamish River | |
| DARIGOLD SUNNYSIDE | WA0052078 | SUNNYSIDE | WA | Minor | Sulphur Creek Wasteway | |
| J.R. VINAGRO CORPORATION | RI0023965 | WEST GREENWICH | RI | Industrial stormwater | Minor | CARR RIVER VIA UNNAMED WETLAND TRIBUTARY |
| JT MARINE INC | WA0039438 | VANCOUVER | WA | Minor | Lake River-Frontal Columbia River | |
| EVERETT SHIP REPAIR LLC | WA0991034 | EVERETT | WA | Minor | Powder Mill Gulch-Frontal Possession Sound | |
| TIDEWATER BARGE LINES | WA0038776 | VANCOUVER | WA | Minor | Lake River-Frontal Columbia River | |
| CHICK FIL A SHORELINE | WAR313513 | SHORELINE | WA | Construction stormwater | Minor | Lake Washington-Sammamish River |
| FISHING VESSEL OWNERS | WA0031062 | SEATTLE | WA | Minor | Lake Washington-Sammamish River | |
| WHATCOM CNTY CEDARVILLE LANDFILL | WA0501490 | BELLINGHAM | WA | Minor | Anderson Creek-Nooksack River | |
| FAIRHAVEN SHIPYARD | WA0031348 | BELLINGHAM | WA | Minor | ||
| BNSF SKYKOMISH REMEDIATION SITE | WA0032123 | SKYKOMISH | WA | Minor | Upper South Fork Skykomish River | |
| NORTHLAKE SHIPYARD INC | WA0030864 | SEATTLE | WA | Minor | Lake Washington-Sammamish River | |
| HILLTOP WOODWASTE LANDFILL | WA0031984 | EVERSON | WA | Minor | Tenmile Creek | |
| OIL SEARCH ALASKA LLC DEVELOPMENT & DRILLING PROGRAM | AKG332050 | NORTH SLOPE | AK | Minor | ||
| VIGOR SHIPYARDS INC | WA0002615 | SEATTLE | WA | Minor | Green River | |
| PROJECT CROSSROADS | AL0084480 | BELLE MINA | AL | Minor | Lower Limestone Creek | |
| ST. CLAIR EDC CHERT PIT | AL0083615 | PELL CITY | AL | Minor | Hearthstone Creek-Wolf Creek |
What this page shows
This page covers Clean Water Act discharge permits in the EPA NPDES register with limits on the pollutant parameter Turbidity, increase over background. It lists 19 permits with a limit on this parameter and 21 permits with a recorded violation of this parameter.