Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WV0051560

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC., Charleston, WV: NPDES WV0051560 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
25Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC. holds NPDES permit WV0051560, which discharges to Kanawha River. EPA’s file records it issued May 18, 1998 and expiring December 7, 2016.

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC., Charleston, West Virginia: Individual permit WV0051560; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 18, 1998, term to December 7, 2016; discharges to KANAWHA RIVER.

Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 1,007% over the limit.
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]: 4 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2016, largest 67,372% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2020, largest 220% over the limit.
Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 4 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2018, largest 10% over the limit.
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2011, largest 11% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloroform: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Methylene chloride: 4 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
1,2-Dichloroethane: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toluene: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 6 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 6 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total recoverable: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Bromoform: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Bromodichloromethane, effluent: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 2, 2020: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
September 2, 2020: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
September 2, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
September 2, 2020: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
December 20, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
December 20, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
May 20, 2017: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).

ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 29 discharge permits in the Tyler Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080303), WV0051560 among them. Its county holds 266, 13 of them major permits; WV0051560 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Tyler Creek-Kanawha River subwatershed (HUC 050500080303)

ALTIVIA SERVICES, LLC, Institute: WV0000086, major permit, discharging to KANAWHA RIVER, permit term to February 12, 2024
AMERICAN ASPHALT OF WEST VIRGINIA ST ALBANS, St. Albans: WVG612885, minor permit, discharging to Kanawha River, permit term to March 6, 2030
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY - JOHN E. AMOS PLANT, Winfield, Wv: WV0001074, major permit, discharging to Kanawha River, permit term to June 30, 2018
ASTORG AUTO - KANAWHA COUNTY, WV, St Albans: WVR113305, minor permit, discharging to UNT/Lower Kanawha Rv., permit term to February 19, 2027
CHARLESTON, CITY OF, Charleston: WVL023205, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF DUNBAR SANITARY BOARD, Dunbar Wv: WV0028118, major permit, discharging to Kanawha River/Ohio River, permit term to June 30, 2022
CITY OF ST. ALBANS, St. Albans: WVL023175, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
CITY OF ST. ALBANS MUNICIPAL UTILITY COMMISSION, St. Albans: WV0023175, major permit, discharging to Kanawha River/Ohio River, permit term to June 30, 2022
DICK HENDERSON BRIDGE, S320-P25-0.05, 00, St. Albans, Wv: WVR105751, not classed, discharging to Kanawha R
DUNBAR SPUR 46KV STRUCTURE 13-16 EMERGENCY PROJECT, Dunbar: WVR113483, minor permit, discharging to Aarons Ck/Kanawha Rv, permit term to April 5, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC.
Permittee as filed	ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC.
NPDES ID	WV0051560
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 18, 1998
Expiration date	December 7, 2016
Address	Charleston, WV 25303
Receiving water	KANAWHA RIVER
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Tyler Creek-Kanawha River (HUC 050500080303)
SIC	2899 – Chemical Preparations
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler WVD005010103

Effluent limits and exceedances

29Pollutants on file
25Under a numeric limit
29With a violation of any kind
5With 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
Chlorine, total residual	2	10	4	March 31, 2018	1,007% over the limit
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]	4	43	3	May 31, 2016	67,372% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	10	52	2	March 31, 2020	220% over the limit
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	4	25	1	November 30, 2018	10% over the limit
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia	2	5	1	March 31, 2011	11% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	36	0
Zinc, total recoverable	4	36	0
Lead, total recoverable	4	36	0
Chloroform	4	36	0
Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]	4	36	0
Methylene chloride	4	36	0
1,2-Dichloroethane	4	32	0
Toluene	4	32	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	6	30	0
pH	6	28	0
Chloride [as Cl]	6	26	0
Nickel, total recoverable	4	10	0
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	2	6	0
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable	2	6	0
Iron, total recoverable	2	6	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	2	6	0
Copper, total recoverable	4	4	0
Bromoform	2	4	0
Bromodichloromethane, effluent	2	4	0
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	2	4	0
Selenium, total recoverable	0	4	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	0	2	0
Aluminum, total recoverable	0	2	0
Mercury, total [as Hg]	0	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

7Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 2, 2020	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	ST6
September 2, 2020	Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted	ST6
September 2, 2020	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
September 2, 2020	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	ST6
December 20, 2017	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	ST6
December 20, 2017	Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies	ST6
May 20, 2017	Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WV0051560.

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 WV0051560.

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This page covers NPDES permit WV0051560 held by ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC. of Charleston, WV, which discharges to the Kanawha River and is administratively continued as a Major Discharger. The facts list 25 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.