Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0095877
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS, Ghent, KY: NPDES KY0095877 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS, held by North American Stainless, holds NPDES permit KY0095877, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued November 7, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2021. 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 | NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | North American Stainless |
| NPDES ID | KY0095877 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 7, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2021 |
| Address | Ghent, KY 41045 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | McCools Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050902031010) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source KY0000002104100034 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 4 | 27 | 27 | March 31, 2005 | 223% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 2 | 23 | 23 | July 31, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 21 | 21 | March 31, 2009 | |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 16 | 16 | December 31, 2006 | 1,342% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 11 | 11 | June 30, 2004 | 282% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 8 | 8 | July 31, 2009 | 11% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 6 | 6 | March 31, 2005 | 134% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2004 | 1,315% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2005 | 36% over the limit |
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | 21% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2004 | 13% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 0 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 20, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 22, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 21, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 22, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 22, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| July 9, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 9, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | 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.