Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0002372
QUALA SYSTEMS, INC., Institute, WV: NPDES WV0002372 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
QUALA SYSTEMS, INC., held by QUALA SYSTEMS INC, holds NPDES permit WV0002372, which discharges to Ut/Kanawha River Mp 47.9. EPA’s file records it issued August 28, 1998 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | QUALA SYSTEMS, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | QUALA SYSTEMS INC |
| NPDES ID | WV0002372 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 28, 1998 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Institute, WV 25112 |
| Receiving water | UT/KANAWHA RIVER MP 47.9 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Tyler Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500080303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 102 | 62 | June 30, 2026 | 559% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 114 | 48 | October 31, 2012 | 1,090% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 148 | 34 | June 30, 2026 | 292% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 109 | 27 | June 30, 2026 | 11,995% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 132 | 24 | June 30, 2026 | 6,355% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 91 | 23 | June 30, 2022 | 17,757% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 86 | 20 | July 31, 2012 | 83,200% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 79 | 11 | April 30, 2011 | 611% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 97 | 3 | July 31, 2012 | 105% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 118 | 2 | September 30, 2011 | 832% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 103 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 0 | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 10, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 10, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 10, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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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