Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0080233
EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, North Chicago, IL: NPDES IL0080233 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC holds NPDES permit IL0080233, which discharges to Pettibone Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2025 and expiring July 31, 2030. 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 | EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
| NPDES ID | IL0080233 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 18, 2025 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2030 |
| Address | North Chicago, IL 60064 |
| Receiving water | PETTIBONE CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Des Plaines River (HUC 071200040905) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Isophorone | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vinyl chloride | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES IL0080233.
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 IL0080233.
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 September 15, 2026.