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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WAR304510

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC BFI5, Kent, WA: NPDES WAR304510 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC BFI5, held by Amazon.com Services LLC, holds NPDES permit WAR304510. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC BFI5, Kent, Washington: Coverage under a general permit WAR304510, held by Amazon.com Services LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 20, 2019, term to December 31, 2024, by State.

  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 396% over the limit.
  • Turbidity: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2022, largest 14% over the limit.
  • Oil and grease visual: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2023, largest 2,147,483,650% over the limit.
  • pH: 8 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Amazon.com Services LLC

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC BFI5 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 362 discharge permits in the Green River subwatershed (HUC 171100130305), WAR304510 among them.

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Identity

Facility as filedAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC BFI5
Permittee as filedAmazon.com Services LLC
NPDES IDWAR304510
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
AddressKent, WA 98032
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedGreen River (HUC 171100130305)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler WAH000048080

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
Zinc, total [as Zn]41918June 30, 2024396% over the limit
Turbidity41817June 30, 2024
Copper, total [as Cu]421March 31, 202214% over the limit
Oil and grease visual421December 31, 20232,147,483,650% over the limit
pH820

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WAR304510.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WAR304510.

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 WAR304510.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit WAR304510 for AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC BFI5 in Kent, WA, held by Amazon.com Services LLC, which EPA's file lists as administratively continued with a minor discharger class and 4 pollutants under a numeric limit. The page reports 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued November 20, 2019 and expiring December 31, 2024.