Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0090191
CAMCO CHEMICAL CO INC, Florence, KY: NPDES KY0090191 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CAMCO CHEMICAL CO INC, held by Camco Chemical Co Inc, holds NPDES permit KY0090191, which discharges to Bullock Pen Crk. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2013 and expiring February 28, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CAMCO CHEMICAL CO INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Camco Chemical Co Inc |
| NPDES ID | KY0090191 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 25, 2013 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2018 |
| Address | Florence, KY 41042 |
| Receiving water | BULLOCK PEN CRK |
| Subwatershed | Lower Banklick Creek (HUC 051001011305) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler KYR000023713; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002101500069 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 3With an effluent exceedance
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 measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 269 | 85 | July 31, 2025 | 2,227% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 169 | 3 | January 31, 2006 | |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 33 | 3 | January 31, 2020 | 228% over the limit |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 6 | 178 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 172 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 6 | 146 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 6 | 143 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 6 | 140 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| August 14, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| August 14, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 14, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| May 8, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| May 8, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 8, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| April 8, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 8, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 13, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| September 13, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 13, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| September 13, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.