Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NJ0109479
FORMER SIMMONDS PRECISION FACILITY, Chester Twp, NJ: NPDES NJ0109479 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FORMER SIMMONDS PRECISION FACILITY, held by HERCULES LLC, holds NPDES permit NJ0109479. EPA’s file records it issued December 27, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.
FORMER SIMMONDS PRECISION FACILITY, Chester Twp, New Jersey: Individual permit NJ0109479, held by HERCULES LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 27, 2019, term to December 31, 2024; Remediation Services.
- pH: 8 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2020.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 6 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 6 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloroethane: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Tetrachloroethylene: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Trichloroethylene: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Other permits held by HERCULES LLC
- HERCULES GIBBSTOWN GROUNDWATER TREATMENT SITE, Greenwich Twp: NJG005134, issued August 26, 2020
- KENVIL WORKS FACILITY, Roxbury Twp: NJG322237, issued July 6, 2021
- KENVIL WORKS FACILITY - PCB AREA PROJECT, Roxbury Twp: NJG325597, issued October 15, 2021
- HERCULES - OFFICE PARKING LOT, Sayreville Boro: NJG334111, issued June 23, 2022
FORMER SIMMONDS PRECISION FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 47 discharge permits in the Upper Lamington River subwatershed (HUC 020301050201), NJ0109479 among them. Its county holds 973, 8 of them major permits; NJ0109479 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Upper Lamington River subwatershed (HUC 020301050201)
- 1.01 ASPEN, LLC, Randolph Twp: NJG334863, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
- 2 MIDDLEBURY, Randolph Twp: NJG365891, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
- 24-IN WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PLEASANT HILL RD, Randolph Twp: NJG179345, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
- 250 OLD TURNPIKE RD., Tewksbury Twp: NJG372650, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
- 437 MAIN STREET, Chester Boro: NJG375322, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
- 95 DELL AVENUE, Roxbury Twp: NJG293849, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
- A&E VENTURES, Roxbury Twp: NJG220965, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
- ATHLETIC FIELD DELL AVE, Roxbury Twp: NJG175579, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
- BLACK RIVER FIELDS PHASE I, Chester Twp: NJG294551, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
- CHESTER BORO, Chester Boro: NJG151467, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | FORMER SIMMONDS PRECISION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HERCULES LLC |
| NPDES ID | NJ0109479 |
| 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 | December 27, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Address | Chester Twp, NJ 07930 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Lamington River (HUC 020301050201) |
| NAICS | 562910 – Remediation Services |
| SIC | 1799 – Special Trade Contractors |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NJD986647345; ICIS-AIR source 020000003402700066 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 8 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2020 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NJ0109479.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NJ0109479.
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 NJ0109479.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.