Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0096822

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO, Richmond, KY: NPDES KY0096822 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
4Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO, held by Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co, holds NPDES permit KY0096822, which discharges to Taylor Fork. EPA’s file records it issued August 31, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO, Richmond, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0096822, held by Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 31, 2017, term to September 30, 2022; discharges to TAYLOR FORK; Paint and Coating Manufacturing.

Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2011, largest 117% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 5, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
February 5, 2019: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
January 29, 2019: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
January 29, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
January 29, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Narrative effluent violation (ST6).
April 20, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Taylor Fork subwatershed (HUC 051002050203), KY0096822 among them. Its county holds 126, 4 of them major permits; KY0096822 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Taylor Fork subwatershed (HUC 051002050203)

BROCKLYN UTILITIES LLC, Richmond: KY0081299, minor permit, discharging to TAYLOR FORK / UT, permit term to October 31, 2024
BUILDERS CONCRETE OF RICHMOND, Richmond: KY0105171, minor permit, discharging to TAYLOR FORK, permit term to November 30, 2012
EKU MODEL LABORATORY SCHOOL, Richmond: KYR10T746, minor permit, discharging to Taylor Fork, permit term to December 31, 2029
GOLDEN LEAF PROPERTY DEV, Richmond: KYR10U612, minor permit, discharging to Taylor Fork, permit term to December 31, 2029
HAMPTON HILLS, PHASE 1, Richmond: KYR10U563, minor permit, discharging to Taylor Fork, permit term to December 31, 2029
LAKE RIDGE ESTATES PHASE 3, Richmond: KYR10T134, minor permit, discharging to Taylor Fork Lake, permit term to December 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO
Permittee as filed	Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co
NPDES ID	KY0096822
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	August 31, 2017
Expiration date	September 30, 2022
Address	Richmond, KY 40475
Receiving water	TAYLOR FORK
Subwatershed	Taylor Fork (HUC 051002050203)
NAICS	325510 – Paint and Coating Manufacturing
SIC	2851 – Paints And Allied Products
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler KYD082390394; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002115100020

Effluent limits and exceedances

5Pollutants on file
4Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
1With 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	2	19	5	August 31, 2011	117% over the limit
pH	2	14	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	14	0
Oil and grease	0	14	0
Oil & Grease	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

6Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 5, 2019	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
February 5, 2019	Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation	ST6
January 29, 2019	Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation	ST6
January 29, 2019	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
January 29, 2019	WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Narrative effluent violation	ST6
April 20, 2018	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0096822.

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 KY0096822.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0096822, held by SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO in Richmond, KY, which discharges to Taylor Fork within the Taylor Fork subwatershed (HUC 051002050203). The permit is listed as administratively continued, is classed as a Minor discharger, and shows 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.