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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000037

GREAT DANE TRAILERS INC, Brazil, IN: NPDES INP000037 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GREAT DANE TRAILERS INC, held by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC., holds NPDES permit INP000037, which discharges to Brazil Stp (Eel River Basin). EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2021 and expiring August 31, 2026.

GREAT DANE TRAILERS INC, Brazil, Indiana: Individual industrial user permit INP000037, held by GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 17, 2021, term to August 31, 2026, by IDEM; discharges to BRAZIL STP (EEL RIVER BASIN).

  • pH: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 1995.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2024, largest 5% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • February 11, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation (ST6).
  • February 11, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).
  • February 11, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).

GREAT DANE TRAILERS INC among its neighbors

Its county holds 25, 1 of them major permits; INP000037 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

  • AMAX COAL COMPANY, Staunton: IN0053139, not classed
  • BRAZIL WWTP, Brazil: IN0021211, major permit, discharging to OR/WHITE/EEL/E FK BIRCH/UNNMD DITCH, permit term to April 30, 2025
  • BRAZIL WWTP, CITY OF, Brazil: INL021211, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • BRC CHINOOK LLC, Brazil: ING040176, minor permit, discharging to WABASH R VIA HONEY CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2016
  • BRICKCRAFT INC, Clay City: IN0061981, minor permit, discharging to EEL R VIA BIRCH CR / UNNAMED DRAIN, permit term to April 30, 2024
  • BRICKCRAFT INC BEDWELL MINE, Poland: INRM03166, minor permit, discharging to Eel River (WFWR) via McIntyre Creek, permit term to January 14, 2030
  • CARBON WWTP, Carbon: IN0039829, minor permit, discharging to WABASH R VIA OTTER CR - EBENEZER CR, permit term to December 31, 2023
  • CENTER POINT WWTP, Center Point: IN0039292, minor permit, discharging to OR/W FK WHITE/EEL RIVER/HOG CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2024
  • CLAY CITY WATER WORKS, Clay City: IN0061379, minor permit, discharging to OR/WHITE R./EEL R./CONNELEY D./TRIB, permit term to February 28, 2022
  • CLAY CITY WWTP, TOWN OF, Clay City: IN0039861, minor permit, discharging to OR/W FK WHITE/EEL RIVER/SOUTH STRM, permit term to May 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedGREAT DANE TRAILERS INC
Permittee as filedGREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC.
NPDES IDINP000037
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual industrial user permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 17, 2021
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2026
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressBrazil, IN 47834
Receiving waterBRAZIL STP (EEL RIVER BASIN)
SIC3715 – Truck Trailers
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler IND990734766; ICIS-AIR source IN0000001802100008

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH4103December 31, 1995
Zinc, total recoverable491December 31, 20245% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2170
Cyanide, total [as CN]460
Nickel, total recoverable460
Silver total recoverable460
Cadmium, total recoverable460
Lead, total recoverable460
Chromium, total recoverable460
Copper, total recoverable460
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]230

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 11, 2026Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling ViolationST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 11, 2026Evaluation (IU)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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 11, 2026Notice of Noncompliance IssuedState

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This page is a public-records entry for NPDES permit INP000037, held by GREAT DANE TRAILERS INC in Brazil, IN, which discharges to Brazil Stp (Eel River Basin). The permit was issued May 17, 2021 and expires August 31, 2026, and its status is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor discharger class of 11 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.