Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0000221
SAM TOWNLINE DEVELOPMENT INC, Hammond, IN: NPDES IN0000221 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SAM TOWNLINE DEVELOPMENT INC holds NPDES permit IN0000221, which discharges to Lake Michigan. EPA’s file records it issued May 12, 2017 and expiring July 31, 2022.
SAM TOWNLINE DEVELOPMENT INC, Hammond, Indiana: Individual permit IN0000221; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 12, 2017, term to July 31, 2022, by IDEM; discharges to LAKE MICHIGAN.
- pH: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2014.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2008, largest 150% over the limit.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2007, largest 84% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 1997, largest 50% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorination frequency: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorination duration: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
SAM TOWNLINE DEVELOPMENT INC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 107 discharge permits in the Calumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan subwatershed (HUC 040400010603), IN0000221 among them. Its county holds 204, 18 of them major permits; IN0000221 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Calumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan subwatershed (HUC 040400010603)
- 12950 S. STONY ISLAND AVENUE, Chicago: ILR10ZDWT, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
- ATLAS TUBE INC, Chicago: ILR001091, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CALUMET, permit term to June 1, 2008
- BP PRODUCTS WHITING REFINERY, Whiting: IN0000108, major permit, discharging to LAKE MICHIGAN, permit term to March 31, 2024
- BUCKEYE KG999B1, East Chicago: INRA11590, minor permit, permit term to April 11, 2028
- BUCKEYE PIPELINE COMPANY EAST CHICAGO STATION, East Chicago: ING340068, minor permit, discharging to Indiana Harbor Canal, permit term to October 31, 2020
- BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC - EAST CHICAGO TERMINAL, East Chicago: IN0063118, minor permit, discharging to LAKE MICHIGAN VIA INDIANA HARBOR CANAL, permit term to September 30, 2019
- BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC EAST CHICAGO TERMINAL, East Chicago: ING340080, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2025
- BUFFINGTON HARBOR DRIVE, Gary: INRA17999, minor permit, permit term to May 3, 2031
- CALUMET COLLEGE, Hammond: INRA17957, minor permit, permit term to April 15, 2031
- CALUMET ENERGY, Collinsville: ILG870863, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2021
Identity
| Facility as filed | SAM TOWNLINE DEVELOPMENT INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SAM TOWNLINE DEVELOPMENT INC |
| NPDES ID | IN0000221 |
| 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 | May 12, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Hammond, IN 46325 |
| Receiving water | LAKE MICHIGAN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Calumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan (HUC 040400010603) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 34 | 3 | January 31, 2014 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 33 | 3 | January 31, 2008 | 150% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 7 | 1 | January 31, 2007 | 84% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 1997 | 50% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination frequency | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination duration | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0000221.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0000221.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IN0000221.
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