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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0104019

SEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, Calvert City, KY: NPDES KY0104019 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, held by Sekisui Specialty Chemicals, holds NPDES permit KY0104019, which discharges to Tennessee River / Cypress Crk. EPA’s file records it issued March 3, 2021 and expiring April 30, 2026.

SEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, Calvert City, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0104019, held by Sekisui Specialty Chemicals; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 3, 2021, term to April 30, 2026; discharges to TENNESSEE RIVER / CYPRESS CRK.

  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 407% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

SEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Upper Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 060400060501), KY0104019 among them. Its county holds 51, 5 of them major permits; KY0104019 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 060400060501)

  • CALVERT CITY PICKLEBALL COURTS ADDITION PROJECT, Calvert City: KYR10T295, minor permit, discharging to Cypress Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • ESTRON CHEMICAL INC, Calvert City: KY0053767, minor permit, discharging to CYPRESS CRK, permit term to January 31, 2021
  • EVONIK CORPORATION, Calvert City: KY0003514, major permit, discharging to TENNESSEE RIVER / CYPRESS CRK, permit term to November 30, 2022
  • EVONIK DCJ CORP, Calvert City: KY0092592, minor permit, discharging to CYPRESS CRK, permit term to May 31, 2014
  • KENBAR LODGE, Gilbertsville: KY0025208, minor permit, discharging to STICE CRK, permit term to December 31, 2019
  • KOTTER READY MIX, Calvert City: KY0106976, minor permit, discharging to N/A, permit term to November 30, 2012
  • KYTC REGIONAL SALT FACILITY, Calvert City: KYR004832, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
  • MARSHALL YARDS GAMING EMPORIUM, Calvert City: KYR10T095, minor permit, discharging to Cypress Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • US HWY 62 GRADING PLAN, Calvert City: KYR10T936, minor permit, discharging to Cypress Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • WESTLAKE VINYLS INC-PVC PLANT, Calvert City: KY0095087, minor permit, discharging to CYPRESS CRK & TENNESSEE RIVER, permit term to September 30, 2021

Identity

Facility as filedSEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
Permittee as filedSekisui Specialty Chemicals
NPDES IDKY0104019
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
IssuedMarch 3, 2021
Expiration dateApril 30, 2026
AddressCalvert City, KY 42029
Receiving waterTENNESSEE RIVER / CYPRESS CRK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedUpper Cypress Creek (HUC 060400060501)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler KYR000028431; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002115700055

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 suspended473September 30, 2021407% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant4180
pH4110
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C460
Oil and grease040
Precipitation volume040
Oil & Grease400

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0104019.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0104019.

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 KY0104019.

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What this page shows

This page is a Velarion Records entry for NPDES permit KY0104019, held by Sekisui Specialty Chemicals at Calvert City, KY, which discharges to Tennessee River / Cypress Crk. The permit is administratively continued with a minor discharger class of 5, 1 pollutant under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, with EPA dates of March 3, 2021 for issue and April 30, 2026 for expiration.