Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000185

AURORA CASKET CO. - VANGUARD, Aurora, IN: NPDES INP000185 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

AURORA CASKET CO. - VANGUARD, held by AURORA CASKET CO VANGUARD FACILITY, holds NPDES permit INP000185, which discharges to South Dearborn Rsd (Ohio R). EPA’s file records it issued August 11, 2006 and expiring August 31, 2011.

AURORA CASKET CO. - VANGUARD, Aurora, Indiana: State-issued individual permit INP000185, held by AURORA CASKET CO VANGUARD FACILITY; Effective; issued August 11, 2006, term to August 31, 2011, by IDEM; discharges to SOUTH DEARBORN RSD (OHIO R).

Cyanide, total [as CN]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2006, largest 35% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2003.
Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2000, largest 52% over the limit.
Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

AURORA CASKET CO. - VANGUARD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Allen Branch-South Hogan Creek subwatershed (HUC 050902030403), INP000185 among them. Its county holds 49, 2 of them major permits; INP000185 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Allen Branch-South Hogan Creek subwatershed (HUC 050902030403)

47032 AURORA TRANSMISSION REMOVAL PROJECT, Dillsboro: INRA09792, minor permit, permit term to May 24, 2027
AURORA COMBINED COLLECTION SYSTEM, Aurora: IN0050903, minor permit, discharging to SOUTH DEARBORN RSD (OHIO RIVER), permit term to February 28, 2026
CLIFTY CREEK TO MIAMI FT. - F1682 RETIREMENT - M230048, Aurora: INRA16974, minor permit, permit term to October 8, 2030
CORE METALS GROUP LLC (MPM FACILITY), Aurora: INRM01017, minor permit, discharging to Hogan Creek, permit term to September 15, 2024
DAGENBACH FARM POND, Aurora: INRA06165, minor permit, permit term to September 13, 2025
KAISER PICKLE, Aurora: INR10M413, minor permit, discharging to Laughery Creek, permit term to July 28, 2021
LISCHKGE MOTORS GRADING PLAN, Aurora: INRA10123, minor permit, permit term to July 13, 2027
PINE RUN MOBILE HOME PARK, Aurora: IN0029947, minor permit, discharging to OR/HOGAN CR/S HOGAN CR/UNNMD TRIB, permit term to December 31, 2010
SLONE BUSINESS PARK, Dillsboro: INRA08747, minor permit, permit term to November 15, 2026
STEDMAN MACHINE COMPANY, Aurora: INRM02629, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	AURORA CASKET CO. - VANGUARD
Permittee as filed	AURORA CASKET CO VANGUARD FACILITY
NPDES ID	INP000185
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	State-issued individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	August 11, 2006
Expiration date	August 31, 2011
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Aurora, IN 47001
Receiving water	SOUTH DEARBORN RSD (OHIO R)
Subwatershed	Allen Branch-South Hogan Creek (HUC 050902030403)

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
11With 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
Cyanide, total [as CN]	2	10	2	December 31, 2006	35% over the limit
pH	2	9	1	March 31, 2003
Copper, total recoverable	2	5	1	June 30, 2000	52% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable	2	12	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	8	0
Cadmium, total recoverable	2	6	0
Chromium, total recoverable	2	6	0
Nickel, total recoverable	2	4	0
Silver total recoverable	2	4	0
Zinc, total recoverable	2	4	0
Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433]	1	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES INP000185.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES INP000185.

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 INP000185.

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

This public-records page covers NPDES permit INP000185, held by AURORA CASKET CO VANGUARD FACILITY in Aurora, IN, which discharges to South Dearborn Rsd (Ohio R) and was issued by IDEM. The page lists 11 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, 11 with a violation of any kind, and 3 with an effluent exceedance.