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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0028371

US MARINE CORPS - MCB QUANTICO - CAMP UPSHUR STP, Quantico, VA: NPDES VA0028371 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

US MARINE CORPS - MCB QUANTICO - CAMP UPSHUR STP, held by US Marine Corps - MCB Quantico - Camp Upshur STP, holds NPDES permit VA0028371, which discharges to Lower Cedar Run/Town Run. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021.

US MARINE CORPS - MCB QUANTICO - CAMP UPSHUR STP, Quantico, Virginia: Individual permit VA0028371, held by US Marine Corps - MCB Quantico - Camp Upshur STP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 12, 2016, term to August 31, 2021, by STATE; discharges to Lower Cedar Run/Town Run; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2018, largest 814% over the limit.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 54% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 1990, largest 100% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

US MARINE CORPS - MCB QUANTICO - CAMP UPSHUR STP among its neighbors

Its county holds 49, 6 of them major permits; VA0028371 is a minor permit.

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Identity

Facility as filedUS MARINE CORPS - MCB QUANTICO - CAMP UPSHUR STP
Permittee as filedUS Marine Corps - MCB Quantico - Camp Upshur STP
NPDES IDVA0028371
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeFederal facility
IssuedAugust 12, 2016
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2021
Issuing agencySTATE
AddressQuantico, VA 22134
Receiving waterLower Cedar Run/Town Run
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VA1170024722; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005115300010

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]233May 31, 2018814% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable233March 31, 201854% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual011May 31, 1990100% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C400
Solids, total suspended400
pH200
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]200
Nickel, total [as Ni]200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100
Nitrogen, total [as N]100
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Phosphorus, total [as P]100
E. coli100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0028371.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0028371.

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 VA0028371.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0028371 for US Marine Corps - MCB Quantico - Camp Upshur STP in Quantico, VA, which discharges to Lower Cedar Run/Town Run. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 14 as the discharger class and 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, of which 3 show an effluent exceedance.