Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0002585
BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC - KANKAKEE TERMINAL, Kankakee, IL: NPDES IL0002585 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC - KANKAKEE TERMINAL, held by BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC, holds NPDES permit IL0002585, which discharges to Ditch Trib To Wiley Crk Trib To Kankakee Rvr. EPA’s file records it issued November 2, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC - KANKAKEE TERMINAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC |
| NPDES ID | IL0002585 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 2, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Address | Kankakee, IL 60901 |
| Receiving water | DITCH TRIB TO WILEY CRK TRIB TO KANKAKEE RVR |
| Subwatershed | Rayns Creek-Kankakee River (HUC 071200011805) |
| SIC | 5171 – Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ILD093871291 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 40With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 62 | 20 | March 31, 2025 | 5,433% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 29 | 7 | June 30, 2005 | 320% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 48 | 4 | March 31, 2025 | 2,730% over the limit |
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 2 | 50 | 2 | August 31, 2004 | 484% over the limit |
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 49 | 2 | August 31, 2004 | 841% over the limit |
| Toluene | 2 | 48 | 2 | August 31, 2004 | 600% over the limit |
| Polyram | 0 | 9 | 2 | September 30, 2014 | 662% over the limit |
| Benzene | 2 | 37 | 1 | August 31, 2004 | 680% over the limit |
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 1 | 35 | 1 | August 31, 2004 | 592% over the limit |
| Phenol | 0 | 25 | 1 | August 31, 2004 | 40% over the limit |
| Priority Pollutants | 0 | 2 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 662% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 62 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[ghi]perylene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3,4-Benzofluoranthene | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IL0002585.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.