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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WAR314765

JOHN J. KARNAS CO., Hoquiam, WA: NPDES WAR314765 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

JOHN J. KARNAS CO., held by John J. Karnas Co., holds NPDES permit WAR314765. EPA’s file records it issued December 2, 2024 and expiring December 31, 2029.

JOHN J. KARNAS CO., Hoquiam, Washington: Coverage under a general permit WAR314765, held by John J. Karnas Co.; Effective; issued December 2, 2024, term to December 31, 2029, by State.

  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease visual: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • January 6, 2026: Evaluation (S).

JOHN J. KARNAS CO. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 19 discharge permits in the Fry Creek-Frontal Grays Harbor subwatershed (HUC 171001050204), WAR314765 among them. Its county holds 114, 3 of them major permits; WAR314765 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Fry Creek-Frontal Grays Harbor subwatershed (HUC 171001050204)

  • ABERDEEN CITY, Aberdeen: WAR045026, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2024
  • ABERDEEN STP, Aberdeen: WAL037192, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • AGP, Aberdeen: WAR313526, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • ANDERSON & MIDDLETON PROPERTIES LLC, Hoquiam: WAR000391, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2024
  • APEX ENVIRONMENTAL, Hoquiam: WAR002213, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2014
  • BAYVIEW PROPERTY, Hoquiam: WAR315542, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2030
  • BEST SHINGLE CO, Hoquiam: WAR001887, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2014
  • DAHLSTROM LUMBER CO, Hoquiam: WAR000291, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2024
  • HOQUIAM BULK PLANT, Hoquiam: WAR008950, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2019
  • HOQUIAM STP, Hoquiam: WAL020915, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filedJOHN J. KARNAS CO.
Permittee as filedJohn J. Karnas Co.
NPDES IDWAR314765
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedDecember 2, 2024
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2029
Issuing agencyState
AddressHoquiam, WA 98550
SubwatershedFry Creek-Frontal Grays Harbor (HUC 171001050204)

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
pH200
Turbidity100
Copper, total [as Cu]100
Zinc, total [as Zn]100
Oil and grease visual100

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WAR314765.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WAR314765.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 6, 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 WAR314765.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WAR314765, held by John J. Karnas Co. of Hoquiam, WA, in subwatershed Fry Creek-Frontal Grays Harbor (HUC 171001050204), with its status as effective, issued December 2, 2024, and expiring December 31, 2029. The register lists 5 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and shows no effluent or single-event violation on file.