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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KS0200029

WEST GARDNER GENERATING STATION, Edgerton, KS: NPDES KS0200029 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WEST GARDNER GENERATING STATION, held by Evergy, Inc. West Gardner Generating Station, holds NPDES permit KS0200029. EPA’s file records it issued May 28, 2025 and expiring May 31, 2030.

WEST GARDNER GENERATING STATION, Edgerton, Kansas: Individual permit KS0200029, held by Evergy, Inc. West Gardner Generating Station; Effective; issued May 28, 2025, term to May 31, 2030, by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).

  • Phosphorus, Total As P: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Conductivity: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluoride, total [as F]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, 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.
  • 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.
  • Lead, 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.
  • Oxidants, total residual: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

WEST GARDNER GENERATING STATION among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 31 discharge permits in the Bull Creek-Hillsdale Lake subwatershed (HUC 102901020101), KS0200029 among them. Its county holds 844, 9 of them major permits; KS0200029 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bull Creek-Hillsdale Lake subwatershed (HUC 102901020101)

Identity

Facility as filedWEST GARDNER GENERATING STATION
Permittee as filedEvergy, Inc. West Gardner Generating Station
NPDES IDKS0200029
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 28, 2025
Expiration dateMay 31, 2030
Issuing agencyKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
AddressEdgerton, KS 66021
SubwatershedBull Creek-Hillsdale Lake (HUC 102901020101)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source KS0000002009100174

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
Phosphorus, Total As P440
pH200
Solids, total suspended200
Oil & Grease200
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]200
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit100
Conductivity100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]100
Magnesium, total [as Mg]100
Chloride [as Cl]100
Sulfate, total [as SO4]100
Fluoride, total [as F]100
Arsenic, total recoverable100
Selenium, total recoverable100
Thallium, total recoverable100
Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]100
Nickel, total recoverable100
Silver total recoverable100
Zinc, total recoverable100
Cadmium, total recoverable100
Lead, total recoverable100
Chromium, total recoverable100
Copper, total recoverable100
Antimony, total recoverable100
Oxidants, total residual100
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]100
Mercury, total recoverable100
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia100
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales100

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KS0200029.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KS0200029.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KS0200029.

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 KS0200029.

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KS0200029 for WEST GARDNER GENERATING STATION in Edgerton, KS, held by Evergy, Inc. and listed as Effective and a Minor discharger under an individual permit issued May 28, 2025 and expiring May 31, 2030. The page lists 32 pollutants on file, 0 of which are under a numeric limit and 0 of which have an effluent exceedance.