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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0089672

AKEBONO BRAKE CORP, Elizabethtown, KY: NPDES KY0089672 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

AKEBONO BRAKE CORP, held by Akebono Brake Corp, holds NPDES permit KY0089672, which discharges to Valley Crk. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.

AKEBONO BRAKE CORP, Elizabethtown, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0089672, held by Akebono Brake Corp; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 12, 2019, term to September 30, 2024; discharges to VALLEY CRK.

  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 146 violations of any kind, 102 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 563% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 2,323% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2018.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2011, largest 40% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 87 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Trichloroethylene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Antimony, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cobalt, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 25, 2026: State Administrative Order of Consent (State), $2,500 state or local penalty.
  • April 15, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • April 15, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • September 5, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • July 8, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

AKEBONO BRAKE CORP among its neighbors

Its county holds 91, 4 of them major permits; KY0089672 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedAKEBONO BRAKE CORP
Permittee as filedAkebono Brake Corp
NPDES IDKY0089672
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
IssuedAugust 12, 2019
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2024
AddressElizabethtown, KY 42701
Receiving waterVALLEY CRK
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler KYD981753197; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002109300054

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 suspended2146102December 31, 2024563% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable22111August 31, 20252,323% over the limit
pH2532November 30, 2018
Oil and grease0442June 30, 201140% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2870
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]2480
Copper, total recoverable0110
Nickel, total recoverable0100
Trichloroethylene280
Sulfate260
Lead, total recoverable060
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable060
Oil & Grease240
Antimony, total recoverable240
Cobalt, total recoverable040
Iron, total recoverable040

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 5, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 8, 2020Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0089672.

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyFederal penaltyState or local penalty
September 25, 2026State Administrative Order of ConsentState$2,500

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 15, 2026Notice of ViolationState
April 15, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0089672, held by AKEBONO BRAKE CORP in Elizabethtown, KY, which discharges to VALLEY CRK and is administratively continued as a Minor discharger. The facts list 16 pollutants on file, 9 of them under a numeric limit, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.