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Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation

Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills, major discharger, Roanoke, Virginia. NPDES permit VA0001589, in force until Mar 31, 2031. Last 12 months: over a limit 9 times (last August 2026), 36 required values missing, 1 of 19 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 10 days after each period: outfall 005 form M1 monthly (25 values), outfall 001 form S1 twice a year, outfall 002 form S1 twice a year, outfall 003 form S1 twice a year, outfall 005 form Q1 quarterly, outfall 006 form S1 twice a year, and 1 more form
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
9 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 26 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
April 2026Nickel, total recoverable, daily maximum40≤ 38.7 ug/L3%
May 2026Nickel, total recoverable, daily maximum59≤ 38.7 ug/L52%
May 2026Nickel, total recoverable, monthly average42.1≤ 38.7 ug/L9%
June 2026Copper, total recoverable, daily maximum112≤ 68.1 ug/L64%
June 2026pH, instantaneous maximum10.9≤ 9 SU—
June 2026pH, instantaneous minimum5.05≥ 6 SU—
July 2026Temperature, water deg. centigrade, instantaneous maximum34.88≤ 31 deg C13%
July 2026pH, instantaneous minimum4.18≥ 6 SU—
August 2026Copper, total recoverable, daily maximum71.1≤ 68.1 ug/L4%

Limits in force (57)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year001
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year001
Solids, total suspendedmaximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year001
Zinc, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Aluminum, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Precipitation volumemaximumreport only (Mgal)all year001
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year002
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year002
Solids, total suspendedmaximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year002
Zinc, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Aluminum, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year002
Precipitation volumemaximumreport only (Mgal)all year002
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year003
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year003
Solids, total suspendedmaximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year003
Zinc, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year003
Aluminum, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year003
Precipitation volumemaximumreport only (Mgal)all year003
Temperature, water deg. centigradeinstantaneous maximum≤ 31 deg Call year005
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year005
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year005
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year005
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 94.2 kg/dall year005
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 263 kg/dall year005
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 25.3 kg/dall year005
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 71.1 kg/dall year005
Nickel, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 38.7 ug/Lall year005
Nickel, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 38.7 ug/Lall year005
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 286 ug/Lall year005
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 286 ug/Lall year005
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year005
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (kg/d)all year005
Lead, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 60 ug/Lall year005
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 60 ug/Lall year005
Lead, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year005
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (kg/d)all year005
Copper, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 68.1 ug/Lall year005
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 68.1 ug/Lall year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year005
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ 53 ug/Lall year005
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 108 ug/Lall year005
Length of longest pH excursionmaximum≤ 60 minall year005
pH range excursions, monthly total accummaximum≤ 446 minall year005
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year006
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year006
Solids, total suspendedmaximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year006
Zinc, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year006
Aluminum, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year006
Precipitation volumemaximumreport only (Mgal)all year006
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year007
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year007
Solids, total suspendedmaximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year007
Zinc, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year007
Aluminum, total recoverablemaximumreport only (ug/L)all year007
Precipitation volumemaximumreport only (Mgal)all year007

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