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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WAR002292

FRANZ SEATTLE 6TH AVE., Seattle, WA: NPDES WAR002292 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FRANZ SEATTLE 6TH AVE., held by United States Bakery, holds NPDES permit WAR002292. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.

FRANZ SEATTLE 6TH AVE., Seattle, Washington: Coverage under a general permit WAR002292, held by United States Bakery; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 20, 2019, term to December 31, 2024, by State; Commercial Bakeries.

  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 23 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 218% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 23 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Oil and grease visual: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 2,147,483,650% over the limit.
  • Turbidity: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2020, largest 206% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 106% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • February 26, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Other permits held by United States Bakery

FRANZ SEATTLE 6TH AVE. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 103 discharge permits in the Shell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound subwatershed (HUC 171100190203), WAR002292 among them. Its county holds 1,319, 8 of them major permits; WAR002292 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Shell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound subwatershed (HUC 171100190203)

Identity

Facility as filedFRANZ SEATTLE 6TH AVE.
Permittee as filedUnited States Bakery
NPDES IDWAR002292
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 20, 2019
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2024
Issuing agencyState
AddressSeattle, WA 98134
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedShell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound (HUC 171100190203)
NAICS311812 – Commercial Bakeries
SIC2051 – Bread, Cake, And Related Products
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler WAD980974489; ICIS-AIR source WAPSC0005303300285

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
Copper, total [as Cu]1236September 30, 2021218% over the limit
Solids, total suspended1234June 30, 202399,999% over the limit
Oil and grease visual1214September 30, 20232,147,483,650% over the limit
Turbidity1203March 31, 2021
Zinc, total [as Zn]1203December 31, 2020206% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C1112September 30, 2021106% over the limit
pH2340
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]190
Phosphorus, total [as P]190

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WAR002292.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 26, 2026EvaluationS

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 WAR002292.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WAR002292 for FRANZ SEATTLE 6TH AVE. in Seattle, WA, held by United States Bakery, with the permit status listed as administratively continued. The page lists 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the Shell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound subwatershed is identified as HUC 171100190203.