Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAG030243
SIMS METAL - COATESVILLE, Coatesville, PA: NPDES PAG030243 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SIMS METAL - COATESVILLE, held by COATESVILLE SCRAP IRON & METAL CO INC, holds NPDES permit PAG030243, which discharges to West Branch Brandywine Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 3, 2023 and expiring March 23, 2028. 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 | SIMS METAL - COATESVILLE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | COATESVILLE SCRAP IRON & METAL CO INC |
| NPDES ID | PAG030243 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 3, 2023 |
| Expiration date | March 23, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Coatesville, PA 19320 |
| Receiving water | West Branch Brandywine Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper West Branch Brandywine Creek (HUC 020402050202) |
| SIC | 5093 – Scrap And Waste Materials |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source PA000510084 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PAG030243.
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 PAG030243.
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 October 14, 2026.