Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0040347
RADIUS RECYCLING, Tacoma, WA: NPDES WA0040347 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RADIUS RECYCLING, held by Schnitzer Steel of Tacoma, holds NPDES permit WA0040347. EPA’s file records it issued July 26, 2019 and expiring July 31, 2024.
RADIUS RECYCLING, Tacoma, Washington: Individual permit WA0040347, held by Schnitzer Steel of Tacoma; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 26, 2019, term to July 31, 2024, by State.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 10 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 2,739,900% over the limit.
- pH, minimum: 6 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2019.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 16 limits, 122 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow: 4 limits, 96 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 12 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot.: 12 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs]: 12 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 12 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 10 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total [as Pb]: 10 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 10 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical oxygen demand [COD]: 10 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]: 12 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH, maximum: 6 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- PCB-1242 bot. dep., dry solid: 12 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Volume, total: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- PCB-1242: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
RADIUS RECYCLING among its neighbors
Its county holds 662, 9 of them major permits; WA0040347 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the county
- 1094 VALENTINE RETAIL, Pacific: WAR313539, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 112TH STREET LOT, Tacoma: WAR314653, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 128TH INDUSTRIAL, Puyallup: WAR314930, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 1312 ADAMS ST PLAT, Steilacoom: WAR315796, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2030
- 136TH AVE E / VALENTINE AVE SE CORRIDOR, Pacific: WAR301529, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2015
- 137TH STREET EAST, Puyallup: WAR313641, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 2412 INTER AVE, Puyallup: WAR314989, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 27TH ST APARTMENTS, University Place: WAR314670, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 35TH STREET APARTMENTS, Tacoma: WAR313906, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- 410 AUTO WRECKING, Buckley: WAR011780, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2024
Identity
| Facility as filed | RADIUS RECYCLING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Schnitzer Steel of Tacoma |
| NPDES ID | WA0040347 |
| 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 | July 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Tacoma, WA 98422 |
| SIC | 5093 – Scrap And Waste Materials |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WAD067166397; ICIS-AIR source WAPSC0000000021432 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 10 | 88 | 33 | February 29, 2024 | 2,739,900% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 6 | 15 | 1 | August 31, 2019 | |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 16 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 4 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 12 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 12 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 12 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 10 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 10 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 10 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 10 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1242 bot. dep., dry solid | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Volume, total | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1242 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0040347.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WA0040347.
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 WA0040347.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.