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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000627

MATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC., Franklin, IN: NPDES INP000627 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC. holds NPDES permit INP000627, which discharges to Franklin Potw To Youngs Creek. EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2017 and expiring February 28, 2022.

MATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC., Franklin, Indiana: Individual industrial user permit INP000627; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 28, 2017, term to February 28, 2022, by IDEM; discharges to FRANKLIN POTW TO YOUNGS CREEK.

  • Cyanide, total [as CN]: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2023, largest 200% over the limit.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 74% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2016.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 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.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Organics, total toxic [TTO]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • March 24, 2026: Evaluation (IU) (S).

MATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC. among its neighbors

Its county holds 72, 3 of them major permits; INP000627 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedMATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC.
Permittee as filedMATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC.
NPDES IDINP000627
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 dateFebruary 28, 2022
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressFranklin, IN 46131
Receiving waterFRANKLIN POTW TO YOUNGS CREEK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SIC3479 – Metal Coating And Allied Services
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler IND006414783

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
Cyanide, total [as CN]42418November 30, 2023200% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable482June 30, 201574% over the limit
pH471November 30, 2016
Nickel, total recoverable480
Zinc, total recoverable480
Silver total recoverable460
Cadmium, total recoverable460
Lead, total recoverable460
Chromium, total recoverable460
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant440
Organics, total toxic [TTO]440

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES INP000627.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 24, 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 INP000627.

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit INP000627 for MATERIAL HANDLING EXCHANGE, INC. in Franklin, IN, a minor discharger that discharges to Franklin Potw To Youngs Creek. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 11 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and its file records issuance on February 28, 2017 and expiration on February 28, 2022.