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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ILG840092

CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION - BIGGSVILLE QUARRY, Biggsville, IL: NPDES ILG840092 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION - BIGGSVILLE QUARRY, held by CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION, holds NPDES permit ILG840092, which discharges to South Henderson Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 23, 2012 and expiring February 28, 2017.

CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION - BIGGSVILLE QUARRY, Biggsville, Illinois: Coverage under a general permit ILG840092, held by CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 23, 2012, term to February 28, 2017; discharges to SOUTH HENDERSON CREEK.

  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2012, largest 89% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Offensive Conditions: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION - BIGGSVILLE QUARRY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the South Henderson Creek subwatershed (HUC 070801040903), ILG840092 among them. Its county holds 8, 0 of them major permits; ILG840092 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the South Henderson Creek subwatershed (HUC 070801040903)

  • BIGGSVILLE STP, VILLAGE OF, Biggsville: IL0073318, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBOF SOUTH HENDERSON CREEK, permit term to June 30, 2022
  • WEST CENTRAL CUSD #235 STP, Biggsville: IL0068969, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB TO SOUTH HENDERSON CK, permit term to June 30, 2022

Identity

Facility as filedCESSFORD CONSTRUCTION - BIGGSVILLE QUARRY
Permittee as filedCESSFORD CONSTRUCTION
NPDES IDILG840092
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 23, 2012
Expiration dateFebruary 28, 2017
AddressBiggsville, IL 61418
Receiving waterSOUTH HENDERSON CREEK
SubwatershedSouth Henderson Creek (HUC 070801040903)
SIC1422 – Crushed And Broken Limestone

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended4553March 31, 201289% over the limit
pH4510
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2390
Offensive Conditions2120

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ILG840092.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ILG840092.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES ILG840092.

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What this page shows

This EPA public-records page covers the Clean Water Act NPDES permit ILG840092 held by CESSFORD CONSTRUCTION for its BIGGSVILLE QUARRY in Biggsville, IL, which discharges to South Henderson Creek. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.