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Ekco Metals

9 37I024803 · Notice of Intent · San Diego, San Diego

Official record — State Water Resources Control Board, Industrial General Permit

Official

Facility record

Facility name
Ekco Metals
WDID
9 37I024803
Application type
Notice of Intent
City
San Diego
County
San Diego
ZIP
92113
Primary SIC code
5093
SIC description
Scrap and Waste Materials
Date active
2014-04-15
Regional Water Board
Regional Board 9 - San Diego Region

Hydrologic

Geographic context

Official facility coordinate plotted against the official 2026 impaired-water geometry.

Official facility point
32.70551, -117.13291
HUC12 subwatershed
San Diego Bay
HUC12 code
180703041202
Impaired-water associations (derived)
6
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303(d) context

Associated impaired waters

Grouped by derived geographic association class.

Derived

Same impaired-water subwatershed

6 waterbodies
San Diego Bay Shoreline, 32nd St San Diego Naval Station

Bay & Harbor · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (2) Benthic Community Effects, Sediment Toxicity

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

San Diego Bay Shoreline, at Bayside Park (J Street)

Bay & Harbor · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (1) Indicator Bacteria

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

San Diego Bay Shoreline, at Marriott Marina

Bay & Harbor · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (1) Copper

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

San Diego Bay Shoreline, at Silver Strand Beach (bayside)

Bay & Harbor · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (1) Indicator Bacteria

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

San Diego Bay Shoreline, near Chollas Creek

Bay & Harbor · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (3) Benthic Community Effects, Sediment Toxicity, Toxicity

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

Sweetwater River, Lower (below Sweetwater Reservoir)

River & Stream · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (10) Benthic Community Effects, Bifenthrin, Chlorpyrifos, Indicator Bacteria, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Dissolved +4 more

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

Associations are calculated from official facility coordinates, USGS HUC12 boundaries, and official 2026 impaired-water geometry. They do not establish a discharge connection or causation.

TMDL requirements (6)

Numeric effluent limits and action levels stated by the Water Board for this permit, with the receiving water named in the TMDL.

Official record — SMARTS TMDL dataset, State Water Board
Stated requirements
6
TMDLs
1
Regulated parameters
3
Limit due dates
2020-07-01 – 2028-10-22
Includes interim limits
Yes
Source regional dataset
Region 9 - San Diego
Source retrieved
Aug 21, 2026

Official SMARTS public reports

Chollas Creek Metal TMDL

Receiving water named in TMDL Chollas Creek · Chollas Creek (2026 303(d) listing)

6 limits
ParameterLimit typePeriodBasisLimitDue dateReported results for parameter
Copper, TotalVocabulary match: Copper (narrower)NELFINALINSTANTANEOUS.083 mg/L2028-10-2234 results · latest 2025-03-14
Copper, TotalVocabulary match: Copper (narrower)TMDL NALINTERIMINSTANTANEOUS.083 mg/L2020-07-0134 results · latest 2025-03-14
Lead, TotalVocabulary match: Lead (narrower)NELFINALINSTANTANEOUS.068 mg/L2028-10-2234 results · latest 2025-03-14
Lead, TotalVocabulary match: Lead (narrower)TMDL NALINTERIMINSTANTANEOUS.068 mg/L2020-07-0134 results · latest 2025-03-14
Zinc, TotalVocabulary match: Zinc (narrower)NELFINALINSTANTANEOUS.175 mg/L2028-10-2234 results · latest 2025-03-14
Zinc, TotalVocabulary match: Zinc (narrower)TMDL NALINTERIMINSTANTANEOUS.175 mg/L2020-07-0134 results · latest 2025-03-14
Derivedapplies only to the 303(d) waterbody link and the parameter vocabulary match.

Limit values, limit periods, parameters, TMDL names and receiving-water names are reproduced exactly as stated by the Water Board in SMARTS. California Stormwater Intelligence does not compare reported monitoring results to these limits and makes no exceedance, violation or compliance determination. Where a stated receiving-water name is linked to a 2026 303(d) waterbody, that link is a derived exact-name match, not a Water Board determination.

Official monitoring

SMARTS monitoring

Self-reported industrial stormwater sampling results as submitted by the discharger to SMARTS.

Official record — SMARTS parameter data, State Water Board
Reported results
317
Sample events
34
Distinct parameters
11
Reporting years
2015 – 2024
First sample
2015-09-15
Latest sample
2025-03-14
Source regional dataset
Region 9 - San Diego
Source retrieved
Aug 21, 2026

Official SMARTS public reports

Parameters reported

Reported results over time

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Most recent reported results

Latest 25 of 317
Sample dateLocationParameterResultUnitsEvent
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideAluminumND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideChemical oxygen demand (COD)5.5mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideCopper.0045mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideIronND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideLeadND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideOil and Grease14mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsidepH6.8SUQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideTotal Suspended Solids (TSS)1mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 1 WestsideZinc.11mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideAluminumND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideChemical oxygen demand (COD)6.4mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideCopper.0068mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideIronND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideLeadND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideOil and Grease19mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsidepH7.1SUQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideTotal Suspended Solids (TSS)ND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-14Outfall 2 EastsideZinc.12mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsideAluminumND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsideChemical oxygen demand (COD)7.2mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsideCopper.0068mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsideIronND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsideLeadND (non-detect / est.)mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsideOil and Grease18mg/LQualifying Storm Event
2025-03-11Outfall 1 WestsidepH6.8SUQualifying Storm Event

Monitoring rows are official self-reported SMARTS submissions, joined to this facility by WDID. California Stormwater Intelligence does not restate, correct, average or evaluate reported values, and no benchmark comparison or violation determination is made.

YDOS-derived

Numeric Action Level comparison

Reported SMARTS analytical results compared against the Numeric Action Levels of the Industrial General Permit version in effect for each reporting year (July 1 – June 30).

Derived
Reporting years evaluated
8
Years with an NAL exceedance
2
Most recent evaluated year
RY 2024
Ruleset
igp_nal_ruleset_v1 / igp_nal_v1
ParameterNAL typeCalculated valueNALResultSamples usedMethod

Aluminum, Total

aluminum_total

Annual0 mg/L0.75 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 4 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0× threshold4 eligible4 non-detect as zeroarithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

cod

Annual6.2 mg/L120 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 4 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.05× threshold4 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Copper, Total

copper_total

Annual0.007 mg/L0.033 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 4 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.21× threshold4 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Iron, Total

iron_total

Annual0 mg/L1 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 4 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0× threshold4 eligible4 non-detect as zeroarithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Lead, Total

lead_total

Annual3.25e-4 mg/L0.262 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 4 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0× threshold4 eligible3 non-detect as zeroarithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Oil and Grease

oil_grease

Instantaneous maximum0 samples above25 mg/LAt or below NALNo eligible result in this reporting year was outside the instantaneous maximum NAL.4 eligiblecount of eligible effluent results outside the instantaneous maximum NAL within the July 1 - June 30 reporting year

pH

ph

Instantaneous maximum0 samples above6 – 9 pH unitsWithin NAL rangeNo eligible result in this reporting year was outside the instantaneous maximum NAL.4 eligiblecount of eligible effluent results outside the instantaneous maximum NAL within the July 1 - June 30 reporting year

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

tss

Instantaneous maximum0 samples above400 mg/LAt or below NALNo eligible result in this reporting year was outside the instantaneous maximum NAL.4 eligible2 non-detect as zerocount of eligible effluent results outside the instantaneous maximum NAL within the July 1 - June 30 reporting year

Zinc, Total

zinc_total

Annual0.097 mg/L0.26 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 4 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.37× threshold4 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

YDOS-derived overlap

Pollutant overlap with impaired receiving waters

Parameters where this facility has an NAL exceedance in at least one reporting year and the geographically associated waterbody carries a 303(d) listing for the same pollutant.

Derived

CopperMonitoringAbove NAL303(d) impairmentSan Diego Bay Shoreline, at Marriott Marina

1 reporting year above the annual NAL, most recently RY 2015 · 1 303(d) listing · 2 stated TMDL requirements · association: derived watershed association (low confidence)

Overlap is informational co-occurrence between a derived NAL comparison and an official 303(d) listing. It is not evidence that this facility caused or contributed to the impairment.

An NAL exceedance is a permit-defined condition that triggers Exceedance Response Actions under the Industrial General Permit. It is not a violation, an enforcement action, or a Water Board compliance determination. Annual values use the arithmetic average of eligible results with non-detects treated as zero; instantaneous maximum NALs (total suspended solids, oil and grease, pH) are exceeded when two or more eligible results in a reporting year fall outside the level. Rules transcribed from 2014-0057-DWQ as amended by 2015-0122-DWQ (effective 2015-07-01, superseded 2020-06-30); 2014-0057-DWQ as amended by 2018-0028-DWQ (effective 2020-07-01).

Provenance

Source & provenance

Source agency
California State Water Resources Control Board
Source dataset
Industrial General Permit — permitted facilities (statewide GIS layer)
WDID
9 37I024803
Source feature ID
17613
Application type
Notice of Intent
Regional board derivation
WDID region prefix
Geometry status
valid
Last successful facility import
Aug 21, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC

Official IGP permitted facilities feature layer