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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0033979

SWVA KENTUCKY LLC, Ashland, KY: NPDES KY0033979 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SWVA KENTUCKY LLC, held by SWVA Kentucky LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0033979, which discharges to Williams Crk. EPA’s file records it issued July 29, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021.

SWVA KENTUCKY LLC, Ashland, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0033979, held by SWVA Kentucky LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 29, 2016, term to August 31, 2021; discharges to WILLIAMS CRK; All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.

  • Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 524 violations of any kind, 114 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 8,133% over the limit.
  • pH: 8 limits, 397 violations of any kind, 51 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 105 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 1,329% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 103 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 1,317% over the limit.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 229 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2016, largest 820% over the limit.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2023, largest 776% over the limit.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 885% over the limit.
  • Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2011, largest 507% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 89 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020, largest 4% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2007, largest 13% over the limit.
  • Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2023, largest 73% over the limit.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2023, largest 55% over the limit.
  • Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 402 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 358 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 236 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 10 limits, 183 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Metals, total: 0 limits, 166 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • May 13, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • April 10, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • July 29, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • July 17, 2017: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
  • July 17, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • July 17, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

SWVA KENTUCKY LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Williams Creek subwatershed (HUC 050901040403), KY0033979 among them. Its county holds 74, 3 of them major permits; KY0033979 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Williams Creek subwatershed (HUC 050901040403)

Identity

Facility as filedSWVA KENTUCKY LLC
Permittee as filedSWVA Kentucky LLC
NPDES IDKY0033979
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
IssuedJuly 29, 2016
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2021
AddressAshland, KY 41102
Receiving waterWILLIAMS CRK
SubwatershedWilliams Creek (HUC 050901040403)
NAICS324199 – All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
SIC3312 – Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler KYD000207282; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002101900020

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 suspended10524114May 31, 20238,133% over the limit
pH839751June 30, 2023
Copper, total recoverable210525March 31, 20231,329% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable010311March 31, 20231,317% over the limit
Oil and grease02299April 30, 2016820% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable21357February 28, 2023776% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable0237March 31, 2023885% over the limit
Toxicity, final conc toxicity units0184March 31, 2011507% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit2892July 31, 20204% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]0351July 31, 200713% over the limit
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]011March 31, 202373% over the limit
Cadmium, total recoverable011February 28, 202355% over the limit
Precipitation volume04020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant83580
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]22360
Oil & Grease101830
Metals, total01660
Mercury, total recoverable0360
Lead, total [as Pb]0340

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 13, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
April 10, 2023Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 29, 2019Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 17, 2017Reporting Violations - Failure to NotifyST6
July 17, 2017Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 17, 2017Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0033979.

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 KY0033979.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0033979, held by SWVA Kentucky LLC of Ashland, KY, which discharges to Williams Crk within the Williams Creek subwatershed (HUC 050901040403). The permit is administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger, with 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 12 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.