NPDES KY0000558 · Clean Water Act
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - COKE PLANT, Ashland, KY: NPDES KY0000558 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - COKE PLANT, Ashland, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0000558, held by AK Steel Corp - Coke Plant; Administratively continued; issued June 29, 2001, term to April 30, 2006; discharges to OHIO RIVER.
6 of the 15 pollutants listed for NPDES KY0000558 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2005, largest 4% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2006, largest 2,400% over the limit.
- Phenolics, total recoverable: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2003, largest 14% over the limit.
- pH: 6 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Oil and grease: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 2 limits.
- Benzene: 1 limit.
- Benzo[a]pyrene: 1 limit.
- Naphthalene: 1 limit.
- Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 1 limit.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - COKE PLANT among its neighbors
14 discharge permits are in the Solida Creek-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050901030101); KY0000558 is one. Its county: 74, 3 major; KY0000558 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Solida Creek-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 050901030101)
- ASHLAND STP, Ashland: KY0022373, major, term to 2006-04-30
- ASHLAND STP, Ashland: KYL022373, minor, term to 2025-12-31
- ASHLAND WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY EXPANSION, Ashland: KYR10U069, minor, term to 2029-12-31
- ASHLAND WATER RESOURCE STAGING AREA, Ashland: KYR10U620, minor, term to 2029-12-31
- ASHLAND, CITY OF, Ashland: KYG200002, minor, term to 2015-03-31
- BOYD COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT 4, Ashland: KYP000044, minor, term to 2021-04-30
- CATLETT'S CREEK SMRP, Ashland: KYR10U327, minor, term to 2029-12-31
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP NORTON LANDFILL, Ashland: KY0060399, minor, term to 2021-05-31
- FORMER AK STEEL COKE PLANT CONSENT DECREE REMEDIATION, Ashland: KYR10T797, minor, term to 2029-12-31
- GARY L RIFFE RESIDENCE, Catlettsburg: KYG405346, minor, term to 2028-08-31
Identity
| Facility | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - COKE PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee | AK Steel Corp - Coke Plant |
| NPDES ID | KY0000558 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Non-POTW |
| Issued | June 29, 2001 |
| Expires | April 30, 2006 |
| Address | Ashland, KY 41105 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Solida Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050901030101) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler KYD005013032 |
NPDES KY0000558: effluent limits and exceedances
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - COKE PLANT (NPDES KY0000558): 15 pollutants on file, 15 limited; 9 with a violation of any kind, 3 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 7 | 3 | July 31, 2005 | 4% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 7 | 3 | June 30, 2006 | 2,400% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2003 | 14% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES KY0000558: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES KY0000558 (CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP - COKE PLANT): no single-event violation, inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES KY0000558: 15 pollutant rows, 0 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.