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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0097241

LOUISVILLE RIVER ROAD TERMINAL, Louisville, KY: NPDES KY0097241 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LOUISVILLE RIVER ROAD TERMINAL, held by Louisville River Road Terminal, holds NPDES permit KY0097241, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued August 25, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020.

LOUISVILLE RIVER ROAD TERMINAL, Louisville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0097241, held by Louisville River Road Terminal; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 25, 2015, term to September 30, 2020; discharges to OHIO RIVER; Port and Harbor Operations.

  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 322 violations of any kind, 233 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 5,233% over the limit.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 299 violations of any kind, 223 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 3,983% over the limit.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 145 violations of any kind, 55 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 1,600% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 116 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 60% over the limit.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 110 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 138% over the limit.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 2 limits, 106 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 102 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 2 limits, 101 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • January 12, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • March 3, 2025: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • March 3, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • March 3, 2025: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • January 20, 2021: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • January 20, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • January 20, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • January 20, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
  • July 24, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • July 24, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • July 24, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) (ST6).
  • July 24, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Narrative effluent violation (ST6).
  • July 24, 2019: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
  • July 24, 2019: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).

LOUISVILLE RIVER ROAD TERMINAL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 137 discharge permits in the Lentizier Creek-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 051401010605), KY0097241 among them. Its county holds 625, 10 of them major permits; KY0097241 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lentizier Creek-Ohio River subwatershed (HUC 051401010605)

Identity

Facility as filedLOUISVILLE RIVER ROAD TERMINAL
Permittee as filedLouisville River Road Terminal
NPDES IDKY0097241
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 25, 2015
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2020
AddressLouisville, KY 40206
Receiving waterOHIO RIVER
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLentizier Creek-Ohio River (HUC 051401010605)
NAICS488310 – Port and Harbor Operations
SIC4491 – Marine Cargo Handling
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source KYJFC0002111100785

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 suspended2322233July 31, 20265,233% over the limit
Chloride [as Cl]2299223September 30, 20243,983% over the limit
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]214555May 31, 20231,600% over the limit
pH211615October 31, 2013
Oil & Grease2144March 31, 202560% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable21103March 31, 2025138% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]21060
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant21020
Precipitation volume21010
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]0920
Oil and grease0920

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 3, 2025Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
March 3, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
March 3, 2025Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 20, 2021Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
January 20, 2021Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 20, 2021Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 20, 2021Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
July 24, 2019Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 24, 2019WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
July 24, 2019WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR)ST6
July 24, 2019WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Narrative effluent violationST6
July 24, 2019WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMPST6
July 24, 2019Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0097241.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 12, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0097241, held by Louisville River Road Terminal for the LOUISVILLE RIVER ROAD TERMINAL in Louisville, KY, which discharges to the OHIO RIVER and is administratively continued. The page lists 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.