Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000685
DEXTER AXLE COMPANY - PLANT 13, Albion, IN: NPDES INP000685 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
DEXTER AXLE COMPANY - PLANT 13 holds NPDES permit INP000685, which discharges to Albion Potw. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2019 and expiring April 30, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DEXTER AXLE COMPANY - PLANT 13 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DEXTER AXLE COMPANY - PLANT 13 |
| NPDES ID | INP000685 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Albion, IN 46701 |
| Receiving water | ALBION POTW |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler IND044210896; ICIS-AIR source IN0000001811300008 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver total recoverable | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2022 | 12% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2019 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 3, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| February 3, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| February 3, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | ST6 |
| February 3, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| February 3, 2026 | Evaluation (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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
| February 3, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.