Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000106

DC COATERS, INC., Tipton, IN: NPDES INP000106 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

DC COATERS, INC., held by D.C. COATERS, INC., holds NPDES permit INP000106, which discharges to Tipton Stp (Cicero - W Fk White R). EPA’s file records it issued July 8, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021.

DC COATERS, INC., Tipton, Indiana: Individual industrial user permit INP000106, held by D.C. COATERS, INC.; Effective; issued July 8, 2016, term to August 31, 2021, by IDEM; discharges to TIPTON STP (CICERO - W FK WHITE R).

Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 2,723% over the limit.
Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 690% over the limit.
Nickel, total recoverable: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2001, largest 85% over the limit.
Silver total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Organics, total toxic [TTO]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 10, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

DC COATERS, INC. among its neighbors

Its county holds 15, 1 of them major permits; INP000106 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

BATESVILLE TOOL & DIE INCORPORATED TIPTON, Tipton: INRM03105, minor permit, discharging to Buck Creek, permit term to September 8, 2029
NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS TIPTON, Tipton: INRA12374, minor permit, permit term to August 15, 2028
PARK 100 FOODS, LLC, Tipton: INP000269, minor permit, discharging to TIPTON POTW to Cicero Creek, permit term to June 30, 2022
PRAIRIE UTILITIES KOKOMO WWTP, Sharpsville: IN0041866, minor permit, discharging to WILDCAT CR VIA KELLY WEST D TRIB, permit term to May 31, 2025
RAY BROS. & NOBLE CANNING CO, INC., Hobbs: IN0001856, minor permit, discharging to CICERO CR VIA CARR DITCH, permit term to June 30, 2010
STEEL PARTS MANUFACTURING, Tipton: INRM00424, minor permit, permit term to June 5, 2021
STEEL PARTS MANUFACTURING, INC., Tipton: INP000603, minor permit, discharging to TIPTON POTW, permit term to September 30, 2021
STOKELY-VAN CAMP INC, Tipton: IN0039420, not classed, discharging to CICERO CR TO WFK WHITE R
TIPTON COUNTY LANDFILL, Tipton: IN0061441, minor permit, discharging to W FK WHITE R VIA CICERO CR, permit term to March 31, 2024
TIPTON WEST WWTP, Tipton: IN0063215, minor permit, discharging to DIXON CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	DC COATERS, INC.
Permittee as filed	D.C. COATERS, INC.
NPDES ID	INP000106
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual industrial user permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	July 8, 2016
Expiration date	August 31, 2021
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Tipton, IN 46072
Receiving water	TIPTON STP (CICERO - W FK WHITE R)
SIC	3479 – Metal Coating And Allied Services

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
9With a violation of any kind
3With 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
Zinc, total recoverable	4	21	21	November 30, 2024	2,723% over the limit
Cyanide, total [as CN]	4	28	20	June 30, 2015	690% over the limit
Nickel, total recoverable	4	15	7	December 31, 2001	85% over the limit
Silver total recoverable	4	8	0
Cadmium, total recoverable	4	8	0
Lead, total recoverable	4	8	0
Chromium, total recoverable	4	8	0
Copper, total recoverable	4	8	0
Organics, total toxic [TTO]	2	6	0
pH	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES INP000106.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 10, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	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 INP000106.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES INP000106, held by DC COATERS, INC. (filed as D.C. COATERS, INC.) in Tipton, IN, with a Minor Discharger class and an Effective permit status. The page lists 11 pollutants on file, 9 of them under a numeric limit, and 3 with an effluent exceedance.