Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0105023
COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC, Hopkinsville, KY: NPDES KY0105023 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC, held by Commonwealth Agri Energy LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0105023, which discharges to Ut / Rock Bridge Little River. EPA’s file records it issued April 13, 2020 and expiring May 31, 2025.
COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC, Hopkinsville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0105023, held by Commonwealth Agri Energy LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 13, 2020, term to May 31, 2025; discharges to UT / ROCK BRIDGE LITTLE RIVER; Petrochemical Manufacturing.
- Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 200 violations of any kind, 193 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 5,533% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 1,355% over the limit.
- Oil & Grease: 10 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 722% over the limit.
- pH: 10 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2005.
- Oil and grease: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 29, 2008, largest 23% over the limit.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2016, largest 24% over the limit.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2015, largest 3% over the limit.
- Metals, total: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 10 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 20, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- August 20, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- August 20, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- May 22, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 22, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- July 21, 2020: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
- July 21, 2020: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Lower South Fork Little River subwatershed (HUC 051302050502), KY0105023 among them. Its county holds 66, 1 of them major permits; KY0105023 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Lower South Fork Little River subwatershed (HUC 051302050502)
- CHRISTIAN CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE, Hopkinsville: KYR004670, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Hopkinsville: KYR10U898, minor permit, discharging to Little River, permit term to December 31, 2029
- DOUGLAS AUTOTECH CORP, Hopkinsville: KY0113221, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2026
- FM-24-0121 – E&S FARMS SITE DEVELOPMENT, Hopkinsville: KYR10T083, minor permit, discharging to South Fork Little River, permit term to December 31, 2029
- GARNETT WAREHOUSE - COMMERCE COURT, Hopkinsville: KYR10T276, minor permit, discharging to South Fork Little River, permit term to December 31, 2029
- GOODAKER VILLAGE, Hopkinsville: KYR10T247, minor permit, discharging to South Fork Little River, permit term to December 31, 2029
- GRUPO ANTOLIN KENTUCKY, Hopkinsville: KY0109541, minor permit, discharging to SOUTH FRK OF THE LITTLE RIVER WATERSHED, permit term to March 31, 2023
- HARVEY SQUARE APARTMENTS, Hopkinsville: KYR10T026, minor permit, discharging to South Fork Little River, permit term to December 31, 2029
- HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY AIRPORT, Hopkinsville: KYG150006, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2019
- PLYMOUTH ENGINEERED SHAPES, Hopkinsville: KY0099341, minor permit, discharging to UT / SOUTH FORK / LITTLE RIVER, permit term to September 30, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Commonwealth Agri Energy LLC |
| NPDES ID | KY0105023 |
| 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 | April 13, 2020 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2025 |
| Address | Hopkinsville, KY 42241 |
| Receiving water | UT / ROCK BRIDGE LITTLE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Lower South Fork Little River (HUC 051302050502) |
| NAICS | 325110 – Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2869 – Industrial Organic Chemicals |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 10 | 200 | 193 | June 30, 2025 | 5,533% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 38 | 34 | February 29, 2020 | 1,355% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 10 | 11 | 9 | December 31, 2024 | 722% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 11 | 1 | February 28, 2005 | |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 6 | 1 | February 29, 2008 | 23% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2016 | 24% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 2 | 1 | August 31, 2015 | 3% over the limit |
| Metals, total | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 20, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 22, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 22, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 KY0105023.
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