Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0063738
WEST FRANKLIN COAL TRANSFER FACILITY, Mount Vernon, IN: NPDES IN0063738 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WEST FRANKLIN COAL TRANSFER FACILITY holds NPDES permit IN0063738, which discharges to Unt To Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued March 4, 2016 and expiring March 31, 2021.
WEST FRANKLIN COAL TRANSFER FACILITY, Mount Vernon, Indiana: Individual permit IN0063738; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 4, 2016, term to March 31, 2021, by IDEM; discharges to UNT TO OHIO RIVER.
- pH: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total recoverable: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Storm water flow: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 22, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- June 22, 2026: Evaluation (S).
WEST FRANKLIN COAL TRANSFER FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Diamond Island-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 051402020602), IN0063738 among them. Its county holds 55, 4 of them major permits; IN0063738 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Diamond Island-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 051402020602)
- 5 STAR PROPERTIES - FORD ROAD SOUTH, Mount Vernon: INRA18367, minor permit, permit term to June 16, 2031
- A.B. BROWN GENERATING STATION, Evansville: INRA11027, minor permit, permit term to December 15, 2027
- A.B. BROWN GENERATING STATION, Evansville: INRA11227, minor permit, permit term to February 5, 2028
- AMERICAN RIVER TRANSPORTATION CO, Henderson: KY0100773, minor permit, discharging to OHIO RIVER, permit term to October 31, 2024
- CENTERPOINT ENERGY COMPANY-DOGTOWN PIPELINE AC MITIGATION PROJECT, Abee: INRA08128, minor permit, permit term to August 10, 2026
- GREEN PLAINS MOUNT VERNON LLC, Mount Vernon: IN0063096, minor permit, discharging to OHIO RIVER VIA UNNAMED DITCH, permit term to July 31, 2024
- HENDERSON CO RIVERPORT AUTHORITY, Henderson: KYR004347, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
- MOSAIC CROP NUTRITION LLC, Henderson: KY0112364, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2023
- SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY AB BROWN GENERATING STATION, Mount Vernon: INR10F189, minor permit, permit term to June 28, 2027
- STORM WATER DISCHARGE OLD PLANT ENTRANCE ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, Evansville: INRA07824, minor permit, permit term to May 23, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | WEST FRANKLIN COAL TRANSFER FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WEST FRANKLIN COAL TRANSFER FACILITY |
| NPDES ID | IN0063738 |
| 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 | March 4, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Mount Vernon, IN 47620 |
| Receiving water | UNT TO OHIO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Diamond Island-Ohio River (HUC 051402020602) |
| SIC | 1241 – Coal Mining Services |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Storm water flow | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES IN0063738.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0063738.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| June 22, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 IN0063738.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.