Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0093076
WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY - ETHANOL PLANT, Campus, KS: NPDES KS0093076 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY - ETHANOL PLANT, held by WESTERN PLAINS EN. - ETHANOL PLT, holds NPDES permit KS0093076, which discharges to Skunk Cr (1026000718). EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2025.
WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY - ETHANOL PLANT, Campus, Kansas: Individual permit KS0093076, held by WESTERN PLAINS EN. - ETHANOL PLT; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 1, 2021, term to December 31, 2025, by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE); discharges to Skunk Cr (1026000718); Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 107 violations of any kind, 73 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 1,400% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluoride, total [as F]: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Thallium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total [as As]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Antimony, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY - ETHANOL PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the City of Grinnell-Big Creek subwatershed (HUC 102600070101), KS0093076 among them. Its county holds 11, 0 of them major permits; KS0093076 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the City of Grinnell-Big Creek subwatershed (HUC 102600070101)
- WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY, LLC (STORMWATER), Oakley: KSR000801, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2021
Identity
| Facility as filed | WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY - ETHANOL PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WESTERN PLAINS EN. - ETHANOL PLT |
| NPDES ID | KS0093076 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) |
| Address | Campus, KS 67748 |
| Receiving water | Skunk Cr (1026000718) |
| Subwatershed | City of Grinnell-Big Creek (HUC 102600070101) |
| NAICS | 325193 – Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2869 – Industrial Organic Chemicals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler KSR000509570; ICIS-AIR source KS0000002006300019 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 107 | 73 | June 30, 2016 | 1,400% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 84 | 40 | April 30, 2023 | |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KS0093076.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KS0093076.
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 KS0093076.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.