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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0001643

CAMPARI AMERICA, Lawrenceburg, KY: NPDES KY0001643 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CAMPARI AMERICA, held by Campari America, holds NPDES permit KY0001643, which discharges to Kentucky River. EPA’s file records it issued April 2, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2025.

CAMPARI AMERICA, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0001643, held by Campari America; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 2, 2020, term to June 30, 2025; discharges to KENTUCKY RIVER; Wineries.

  • Solids, total suspended: 16 limits, 269 violations of any kind, 241 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 1,887% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 10 limits, 215 violations of any kind, 201 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2018, largest 4,967% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2018, largest 13,536% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2009, largest 314% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2015, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2009, largest 1,400% over the limit.
  • pH: 16 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2011, largest 40% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 16 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Biochemical oxygen demand-5: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total recoverable: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 16 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 28, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

CAMPARI AMERICA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Bailey Run-Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002050708), KY0001643 among them. Its county holds 29, 1 of them major permits; KY0001643 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bailey Run-Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002050708)

Identity

Facility as filedCAMPARI AMERICA
Permittee as filedCampari America
NPDES IDKY0001643
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 2, 2020
Expiration dateJune 30, 2025
AddressLawrenceburg, KY 40342
Receiving waterKENTUCKY RIVER
SubwatershedBailey Run-Kentucky River (HUC 051002050708)
NAICS312130 – Wineries
SIC2085 – Distilled And Blended Liquors
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler KYR000055087; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002100500003

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
Solids, total suspended16269241November 30, 20251,887% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C10215201April 30, 20184,967% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual26343August 31, 201813,536% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]02418June 30, 2009314% over the limit
E. coli02018March 31, 201599,999% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general01814September 30, 20091,400% over the limit
pH16262March 31, 2018
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]052May 31, 201140% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant16240
Oil and grease0180
Biochemical oxygen demand-50100
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit070
Iron, total recoverable010
Manganese, total recoverable010
Oil & Grease1600

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0001643.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0001643.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 28, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0001643, held by Campari America for its CAMPARI AMERICA facility in Lawrenceburg, KY, which discharges to the Kentucky River. The page lists the permit as administratively continued and a minor discharger class 6, with 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.