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PQ Corporation - Pineville Plant

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Pineville, Louisiana. NPDES permit LA0002780, in force until Mar 31, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last June 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form Q quarterly (6 values), outfall 002 form A quarterly (15 values), outfall 004 form Q quarterly (6 values), outfall 001 form S twice a year, outfall 004 form S twice a year
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 24 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
June 2026Solids, total suspended, daily maximum333 mg/L≤ 100 mg/L233%

Limits in force (31)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year001
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]daily maximum≤ .68 mg/Lall year001
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (gal/d)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (gal/d)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitinstantaneous minimumreport only (deg F)all year002
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitinstantaneous maximumreport only (deg F)all year002
pHinstantaneous minimumreport only (SU)all year002
pHinstantaneous maximumreport only (SU)all year002
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year002
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year002
Zinc, total [as Zn]monthly average≤ .202 mg/Lall year002
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ .479 mg/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (gal/d)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (gal/d)all year002
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .2 mg/Lall year002
pH range excursions, > 60 minutesmaximum≤ 0 occur/dall year002
pH range excursions, monthly total accummaximum≤ 446 minall year002
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year004
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year004
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year004
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year004
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]daily maximum≤ .68 mg/Lall year004
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (gal/d)all year004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (gal/d)all year004

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Louisiana's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 130 Chemicals and Allied Products permits in Louisiana.

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