Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0051560
ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC., Charleston, WV: NPDES WV0051560 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC. holds NPDES permit WV0051560, which discharges to Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued May 18, 1998 and expiring December 7, 2016. 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 | ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | WV0051560 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 18, 1998 |
| Expiration date | December 7, 2016 |
| Address | Charleston, WV 25303 |
| Receiving water | KANAWHA RIVER |
| 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
- 29Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 4 | March 31, 2018 | 1,007% over the limit |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 4 | 43 | 3 | May 31, 2016 | 67,372% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 52 | 2 | March 31, 2020 | 220% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 25 | 1 | November 30, 2018 | 10% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2011 | 11% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 30 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 6 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bromoform | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bromodichloromethane, effluent | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 2, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 2, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 2, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 20, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 20, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| May 20, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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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