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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0097870

CHILDERS OIL CO INC, Whitesburg, KY: NPDES KY0097870 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CHILDERS OIL CO INC holds NPDES permit KY0097870, which discharges to Kentucky River / North Fork. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2007 and expiring November 30, 2012.

CHILDERS OIL CO INC, Whitesburg, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0097870; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 31, 2007, term to November 30, 2012; discharges to KENTUCKY RIVER / NORTH FORK.

  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 87 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2011, largest 1,067% over the limit.
  • Oil and grease: 2 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2007, largest 52% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2011, largest 173% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phenolics, total recoverable: 1 limit, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toluene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Naphthalene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ethylbenzene: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Xylene [mix of m+o+p]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fluorene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

CHILDERS OIL CO INC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Cowan Creek-North Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002010104), KY0097870 among them. Its county holds 68, 0 of them major permits; KY0097870 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cowan Creek-North Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002010104)

  • COWAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Whitesburg: KY0079189, minor permit, discharging to COWAN CRK, permit term to April 30, 2022
  • DRY FORK MARKET, Whitesburg: KY0095214, minor permit, discharging to DRY FORK CRK, permit term to January 31, 2012
  • EVELYN COMBS RESIDENCE, Whitesburg: KYG405712, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filedCHILDERS OIL CO INC
Permittee as filedCHILDERS OIL CO INC
NPDES IDKY0097870
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
IssuedOctober 31, 2007
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2012
AddressWhitesburg, KY 41858
Receiving waterKENTUCKY RIVER / NORTH FORK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedCowan Creek-North Fork Kentucky River (HUC 051002010104)

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 suspended28721December 31, 20111,067% over the limit
Oil and grease2693April 30, 200752% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2242October 31, 2011173% over the limit
pH2660
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2660
Phenolics, total recoverable1320
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C2220
Precipitation volume2220
Toluene280
Benzene280
Naphthalene280
Ethylbenzene280
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]280
Fluorene240

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0097870.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0097870.

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 KY0097870.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0097870, held by CHILDERS OIL CO INC of Whitesburg, KY, and discharging to Kentucky River / North Fork within watershed 051002010104 (Cowan Creek-North Fork Kentucky River). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor Discharger class, 14 pollutants on file, 14 under a numeric limit, and 3 with an effluent exceedance.