Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDR003750
CAPITOL HEIGHTS SCRAP METAL, INC, Capitol Heights, MD: NPDES MDR003750 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CAPITOL HEIGHTS SCRAP METAL, INC holds NPDES permit MDR003750, which discharges to Western Branch. EPA’s file records it issued March 11, 2024 and expiring January 31, 2028. 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 | CAPITOL HEIGHTS SCRAP METAL, INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CAPITOL HEIGHTS SCRAP METAL, INC |
| NPDES ID | MDR003750 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 11, 2024 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Address | Capitol Heights, MD 20743 |
| Receiving water | WESTERN BRANCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Southwest Branch of the Western Branch Patuxent River (HUC 020600060301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen demand, chem. [COD], dissolved | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MDR003750.
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 MDR003750.
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.