Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0002852
ELANCO US INC., CLINTON LABS, Clinton, IN: NPDES IN0002852 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 48Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ELANCO US INC., CLINTON LABS holds NPDES permit IN0002852, which discharges to Wabash River. EPA’s file records it issued July 21, 2017 and expiring July 31, 2022.
ELANCO US INC., CLINTON LABS, Clinton, Indiana: Individual permit IN0002852; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 21, 2017, term to July 31, 2022, by IDEM; discharges to WABASH RIVER.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2019, largest 220% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 150% over the limit.
- Methyl formate: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2007, largest 228% over the limit.
- Acetone: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 191% over the limit.
- LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 1998, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 1999, largest 343% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2001.
- NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 1998, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018, largest 149% over the limit.
- Flow rate: 0 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 10 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 10 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toluene: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Isopropyl acetate, total effluent: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methyl cellosolve: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- o-Dichlorobenzene: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloroethane: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzene: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorobenzene: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Isobutyraldehyde: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- n-Amyl acetate: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- N-Hexane: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acetonitrile: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Diethylamine: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dimethyl sulfoxide, total: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Triethylamine: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Isopropyl ether: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- n-Butyl acetate: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 4-Methyl-2-pentanone: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- n-Heptane: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Xylene [mix of m+o+p]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ethyl acetate: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Tetrahydrofuran: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloroform: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methylene chloride: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phenol: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Amyl alcohol: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ethanol: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Isopropanol: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methanol, total: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Number of Events: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
ELANCO US INC., CLINTON LABS among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Feather Creek-Wabash River subwatershed (HUC 051201081607), IN0002852 among them. Its county holds 27, 4 of them major permits; IN0002852 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Feather Creek-Wabash River subwatershed (HUC 051201081607)
- CITY OF CLINTON 9TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION, Clinton: INRA11591, minor permit, permit term to April 11, 2028
- CITY OF CLINTON CSO LTCP PHASE III & IV A, Clinton: INRA13796, minor permit, permit term to May 1, 2029
- CLINTON 9TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION, Clinton: INRA07953, minor permit, permit term to July 13, 2026
- CLINTON MUNICIPAL WWTP, Clinton: IN0022608, major permit, discharging to WABASH RIVER, permit term to September 30, 2021
- CLINTON MUNICIPAL WWTP, Clinton: INL022608, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- HARBOR RAIL SERVICES, Clinton: INRM03133, minor permit, permit term to November 25, 2029
- MONTEZUMA WWTP, TOWN OF, Montezuma: IN0063916, minor permit, discharging to WABASH RIVER, permit term to January 31, 2022
- S&G EXCAVATING - MONTEZUMA, Montezuma: INRA15459, minor permit, permit term to February 24, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | ELANCO US INC., CLINTON LABS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ELANCO US INC., CLINTON LABS |
| NPDES ID | IN0002852 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 21, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Clinton, IN 47842 |
| Receiving water | WABASH RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Feather Creek-Wabash River (HUC 051201081607) |
| SIC | 2834 – Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler IND072040348; ICIS-AIR source IN0000001816500009 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 56Pollutants on file
- 48Under a numeric limit
- 53With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 9 | 7 | December 31, 2019 | 220% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 14 | 4 | December 31, 2015 | 150% over the limit |
| Methyl formate | 8 | 8 | 4 | September 30, 2007 | 228% over the limit |
| Acetone | 4 | 6 | 2 | January 31, 2025 | 191% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 2 | March 31, 1998 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 1999 | 343% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | November 30, 2001 | |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 1998 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 149% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Isopropyl acetate, total effluent | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methyl cellosolve | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| o-Dichlorobenzene | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Isobutyraldehyde | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| n-Amyl acetate | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| N-Hexane | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Acetonitrile | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Diethylamine | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl sulfoxide, total | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Triethylamine | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Isopropyl ether | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| n-Butyl acetate | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanone | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| n-Heptane | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ethyl acetate | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tetrahydrofuran | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Amyl alcohol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ethanol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Isopropanol | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methanol, total | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0002852.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0002852.
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 IN0002852.
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