Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000197

DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC, Decatur, IN: NPDES INP000197 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC, held by SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC, holds NPDES permit INP000197, which discharges to Decatur Stp (St. Mary'S River.). EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2015 and expiring February 28, 2021.

DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC, Decatur, Indiana: State-issued individual permit INP000197, held by SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 19, 2015, term to February 28, 2021, by IDEM; discharges to DECATUR STP (ST. MARY'S RIVER.).

Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 58 violations of any kind, 54 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 1,820% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 49 violations of any kind, 45 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020, largest 1,120% over the limit.
Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2011, largest 2,100% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2008.
Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2015, largest 50% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Holthouse Ditch subwatershed (HUC 041000040501), INP000197 among them. Its county holds 34, 1 of them major permits; INP000197 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Holthouse Ditch subwatershed (HUC 041000040501)

ALLIED RECREATION GROUP INC. P3 CAMPUS, Decatur: INRM01535, minor permit, discharging to Saint Marys River, permit term to September 1, 2024
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS INCORPORATED, Decatur: INRM02894, minor permit, permit term to October 26, 2027
CHAMPION HOMES BUILDING ADDITIONS 2023, Decatur: INRA12324, minor permit, permit term to August 8, 2028
COUNTRY ACRES ASSOCIATION, Decatur: IN0055417, minor permit, discharging to ST MARYS R VIA KOHNE DITCH, permit term to July 31, 2021
DECATUR 11TH STREET STORAGE, Decatur: INRA11184, minor permit, permit term to February 9, 2028
DOLCO PACKAGING CORPORATION, Decatur: INRM01100, minor permit, permit term to June 27, 2024
GOLDSHIELD FIBERGLASS INCORPORATED PLANT 2, Decatur: INRM01646, minor permit, discharging to Saint Marys River, permit term to September 14, 2024
GOLDSHIELD FIBERGLASS PLANT 3, Decatur: INRM02879, minor permit, permit term to January 9, 2027
NATIONAL PRIDE CAR WASH SUPERSTORE DECATUR, Decatur: INRA10363, minor permit, permit term to August 24, 2027
NORTHFIELDS AT CROSS CREEK, Decatur: INRA15314, minor permit, permit term to January 26, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC
Permittee as filed	SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC
NPDES ID	INP000197
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	State-issued individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	November 19, 2015
Expiration date	February 28, 2021
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Decatur, IN 46733
Receiving water	DECATUR STP (ST. MARY'S RIVER.)
Subwatershed	Holthouse Ditch (HUC 041000040501)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
7With a violation of any kind
5With 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
Solids, total suspended	1	58	54	August 31, 2021	1,820% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	1	49	45	April 30, 2020	1,120% over the limit
Oil & Grease	0	7	7	February 28, 2011	2,100% over the limit
pH	2	11	3	June 30, 2008
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	1	6	2	February 28, 2015	50% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	8	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES INP000197.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES INP000197.

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 INP000197.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES INP000197, held by DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC in Decatur, IN, which is administratively continued and classed as a Minor Discharger. The page lists 5 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with 7 pollutants on file.