Int Disposal Corp Newby Island

This facility has historically exceeded limits for the following parameters:

• Iron, Total

  Excessive iron can harm aquatic ecosystems by forming precipitates that smother habitats. It can also affect fish gills and reduce visibility in water.

• Lead, Total

  Lead is a toxic metal that can cause neurological and reproductive problems in wildlife. It bioaccumulates in organisms and can affect entire ecosystems.

• Zinc, Total

  Excessive zinc can be toxic to aquatic organisms, particularly fish. It can accumulate in sediments and aquatic life, potentially affecting the entire food chain.

• Oil and Grease

  Oil and grease can form films on water surfaces, reducing oxygen levels and harming aquatic life. They can also contaminate sediments and be toxic to organisms.

• Aluminum, Total

  Aluminum can be toxic to aquatic life, particularly in acidic conditions. It can accumulate in fish gills and affect their ability to take in oxygen.

• Selenium, Total

  Selenium can bioaccumulate in aquatic ecosystems, causing reproductive failure and deformities in fish and aquatic birds.

• Magnesium, Total

  While essential in small amounts, excessive magnesium can contribute to water hardness, affecting aquatic life and ecosystem balance.

• Iron, Total Recoverable

  Excessive iron can harm aquatic ecosystems by forming precipitates that smother habitats. It can also affect fish gills and reduce visibility in water.

• Lead, Total Recoverable

  Lead is a toxic metal that can cause neurological and reproductive problems in wildlife. It bioaccumulates in organisms and can affect entire ecosystems.

• Zinc, Total Recoverable

  Excessive zinc can be toxic to aquatic organisms, particularly fish. It can accumulate in sediments and aquatic life, potentially affecting the entire food chain.

• Arsenic, Total Recoverable

  Arsenic is a toxic metalloid that can cause various health problems in wildlife and humans. It can accumulate in sediments and bioaccumulate in the food chain.

• Mercury, Total Recoverable

  Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that bioaccumulates in the food chain. It can cause severe neurological and reproductive issues in wildlife and humans.

• Aluminum, Total Recoverable

  Aluminum can be toxic to aquatic life, particularly in acidic conditions. It can accumulate in fish gills and affect their ability to take in oxygen.

• Selenium, Total Recoverable

  Selenium can bioaccumulate in aquatic ecosystems, causing reproductive failure and deformities in fish and aquatic birds.

• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

  High COD indicates the presence of organic pollutants. It can lead to oxygen depletion in water bodies, harming aquatic life.

• Magnesium, Total Recoverable

  While essential in small amounts, excessive magnesium can contribute to water hardness, affecting aquatic life and ecosystem balance.

• Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

  High levels of suspended solids can reduce water clarity, harm fish gills, smother aquatic habitat and eggs, and transport pollutants through water bodies.

These limits reflect Water Quality Standards promulgated to protect human health or the environment, or standards that the State or EPA developed to indicate the Facility may be failing to implement best practices to protect storm water.

Most IGP facilities are required to collect storm water samples four times per year during qualifying storm events. Where fewer than four samples are shown below, the facility may not be meeting this requirement. When a facility fails to sample at the required frequency, or samples outside of qualifying events, the resulting data may not accurately reflect its actual discharges to receiving waters. As a result, missing or incomplete sampling data can make a facility's reports appear to show less environmental impact than is actually occurring.