Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MD0056928
FAULKNER ASH MANAGEMENT SITE, Faulkner, MD: NPDES MD0056928 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 48Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAULKNER ASH MANAGEMENT SITE, held by GenOn Mid-Atlantic, LLC, holds NPDES permit MD0056928, which discharges to Zekiah Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued September 29, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021. 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 | FAULKNER ASH MANAGEMENT SITE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GenOn Mid-Atlantic, LLC |
| NPDES ID | MD0056928 |
| 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 | September 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Address | Faulkner, MD 20664 |
| Receiving water | ZEKIAH SWAMP |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Piccowaxen Creek (HUC 020700110306) |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 48Under a numeric limit
- 21With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color [PT-CO units] | 22 | 11 | 4 | October 31, 2018 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 22 | 3 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 54 | 5 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 11% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 54 | 5 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 100% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 54 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 300% over the limit |
| Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day | 6 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 54 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 28 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 48 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 54 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 54 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 54 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 48 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 44 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 44 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Radium, total | 20 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 40 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 20 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Chronic | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Water level at sample collection time | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dissolved [as As] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dissolved [as Se] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Acute | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 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 MD0056928.
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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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