Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0000264
UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC, Hammond, IN: NPDES IN0000264 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC holds NPDES permit IN0000264, which discharges to Lake Michigan Via Wolf Lake. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021.
UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC, Hammond, Indiana: Individual permit IN0000264; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 12, 2016, term to October 31, 2021, by IDEM; discharges to LAKE MICHIGAN VIA WOLF LAKE.
- Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2014, largest 584% over the limit.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2017, largest 230% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2001, largest 33% over the limit.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 7 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2011, largest 2% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, length of excursion: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxidants, total residual: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia magna: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 107 discharge permits in the Calumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan subwatershed (HUC 040400010603), IN0000264 among them. Its county holds 204, 18 of them major permits; IN0000264 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 | UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC |
| NPDES ID | IN0000264 |
| 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 | August 12, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Hammond, IN 46320 |
| Receiving water | LAKE MICHIGAN VIA WOLF LAKE |
| Subwatershed | Calumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan (HUC 040400010603) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler IND001743822; ICIS-AIR source IN0000001808900229 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 18 | 10 | March 31, 2014 | 584% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 3 | 2 | September 30, 2017 | 230% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 13 | 1 | December 31, 2001 | 33% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 7 | 5 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 2% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, length of excursion | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, total residual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia magna | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0000264.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0000264.
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 IN0000264.
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