Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0003581
QUALITY METAL FINISHING, Byron, IL: NPDES IL0003581 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
QUALITY METAL FINISHING holds NPDES permit IL0003581, which discharges to Rock River. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2019 and expiring January 31, 2024. 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 | QUALITY METAL FINISHING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | QUALITY METAL FINISHING |
| NPDES ID | IL0003581 |
| 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 | January 25, 2019 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2024 |
| Address | Byron, IL 61010 |
| Receiving water | ROCK RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake Louise-Rock River (HUC 070900050407) |
| SIC | 3364 – Nonferrous Die-Casting Except Aluminum |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ILD005215421; ICIS-AIR source IL000141010AAB |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 56Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 56With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 69 | 57 | October 31, 2023 | 3,479% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 49 | 47 | March 31, 2025 | 25% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 40 | 28 | April 30, 2021 | 66% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 25 | 15 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 22 | 14 | September 30, 2024 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 25 | 9 | September 30, 2024 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 4 | 16 | 8 | July 31, 2024 | 135% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 6 | 6 | December 31, 1999 | 120% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 17 | 5 | August 31, 2024 | 330% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 17 | 5 | May 31, 2021 | 69% over the limit |
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 0 | 10 | 2 | December 31, 2009 | 52% over the limit |
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 4 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid (7:3 FTCA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid (5:3 FTCA) | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IL0003581.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, IL0003581.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID IL0003581 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Byron
- Every permit record in Byron, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Illinois
- Every permit record in Illinois, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.