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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000088

K.C. JONES PLATING - INDIANA DIVISION INC., Columbia City, IN: NPDES INP000088 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

K.C. JONES PLATING - INDIANA DIVISION INC., held by K.C. JONES PLATING CO. - INDIANA DIVISION, INC., holds NPDES permit INP000088, which discharges to Columbia City Stp (Eel River Basin). EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2017 and expiring May 31, 2022.

K.C. JONES PLATING - INDIANA DIVISION INC., Columbia City, Indiana: Individual industrial user permit INP000088, held by K.C. JONES PLATING CO. - INDIANA DIVISION, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 28, 2017, term to May 31, 2022, by IDEM; discharges to COLUMBIA CITY STP (EEL RIVER BASIN).

  • Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2015, largest 42% over the limit.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2009, largest 40% over the limit.
  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2019, largest 33% over the limit.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • February 5, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).

K.C. JONES PLATING - INDIANA DIVISION INC. among its neighbors

Its county holds 40, 2 of them major permits; INP000088 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

  • 80/20 INCORPORATED, Columbia City: INRM03278, minor permit, permit term to July 8, 2031
  • 80/20, INC., Columbia City: INP000291, minor permit, discharging to COLUMBIA CITY POTW, permit term to November 30, 2024
  • ADVANCED MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Columbia City: INP000613, minor permit, discharging to COLUMBIA CITY POTW, permit term to November 30, 2022
  • BLUE RIDGE ESTATES MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITY, Churubusco: IN0037729, minor permit, discharging to OR/WABASH/EEL/BLUE/GROWCOCK/SB CRTR, permit term to November 30, 2021
  • CHS INCORPORATED, Columbia City: INRM01601, minor permit, permit term to February 18, 2018
  • CHURUBUSCO WWTP, TOWN OF, Churubusco: IN0021113, minor permit, discharging to EEL R (WABASH) VIA CHURUBUSCO BRNCH, permit term to June 30, 2023
  • COLUMBIA CITY WWTP, Columbia City: IN0022624, major permit, discharging to EEL R (WABASH) VIA BLUE RIVER, permit term to December 31, 2022
  • COLUMBIA CITY WWTP, Columbia City: INL022624, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • COUPLED PRODUCTS LLC, Columbia City: IN0025453, major permit, discharging to EEL R (WABASH) VIA COOK DRAIN VIA D, permit term to June 30, 2014
  • DOT AMERICA, Columbia City: INP000711, minor permit, discharging to COLUMBIA CITY POTW, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filedK.C. JONES PLATING - INDIANA DIVISION INC.
Permittee as filedK.C. JONES PLATING CO. - INDIANA DIVISION, INC.
NPDES IDINP000088
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
IssuedFebruary 28, 2017
Expiration dateMay 31, 2022
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressColumbia City, IN 46725
Receiving waterCOLUMBIA CITY STP (EEL RIVER BASIN)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler IN0000261917

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
Zinc, total recoverable462December 31, 201542% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable451January 31, 200940% over the limit
Cyanide, total [as CN]211December 31, 201933% over the limit
Chromium, total recoverable440
pH240
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant240
Nickel, total recoverable220
Copper, total recoverable220
Silver total recoverable200
Cadmium, total recoverable200
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES INP000088.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 5, 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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES INP000088.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit INP000088, held by K.C. JONES PLATING - INDIANA DIVISION INC. in Columbia City, IN, with its permit status listed as administratively continued and its discharger class as Minor. The page lists 3 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.