Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES GAP050296
VMC SPECIALTY ALLOYS, Adairsville, GA: NPDES GAP050296 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VMC SPECIALTY ALLOYS, held by VMC Specialty Alloys LLC, holds NPDES permit GAP050296. EPA’s file records it issued June 26, 2015 and expiring June 30, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | VMC SPECIALTY ALLOYS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VMC Specialty Alloys LLC |
| NPDES ID | GAP050296 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 26, 2015 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2020 |
| Address | Adairsville, GA 30103 |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler GAR000059816; ICIS-AIR source GA0000001301500115 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 10 | 21 | 1 | November 30, 2018 | 51% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 10 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR464a] | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 19 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Solids, sludge, total, dry weight | 3 | 10 | 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 GAP050296.
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 October 14, 2026.