Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0107034
WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC (830-0093), Knottsville, KY: NPDES KY0107034 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC (830-0093), held by WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC, holds NPDES permit KY0107034, which discharges to Joes Run Crk. EPA’s file records it issued March 10, 2008 and expiring April 30, 2013.
WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC (830-0093), Knottsville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0107034, held by WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC; Effective; issued March 10, 2008, term to April 30, 2013; discharges to JOES RUN CRK.
- pH: 0 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2015.
- Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Calcium, total [as Ca]: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Magnesium, total [as Mg]: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sodium, total [as Na]: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Potassium, total [as K]: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Thallium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Antimony, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Specific conductance: 0 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration of discharge: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, settleable: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity, Acute: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Biotic Index: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC (830-0093) among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Joes Branch-North Fork Panther Creek subwatershed (HUC 051100050304), KY0107034 among them. Its county holds 104, 5 of them major permits; KY0107034 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Joes Branch-North Fork Panther Creek subwatershed (HUC 051100050304)
- KNOTTSVILLE, Knottsville: KYR10U175, minor permit, discharging to Joes Branch, permit term to December 31, 2029
- ST WILLIAMS CHURCH & SCHOOL, Knottsville: KY0077879, minor permit, discharging to JOES BR / UT, permit term to December 31, 2014
- WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC, Philpot: KYGW40083, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2030
- WHITESVILLE STP, Whitesville: KY0054941, minor permit, discharging to PANTHER CRK / NORTH FORK, permit term to August 31, 2023
Identity
| Facility as filed | WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC (830-0093) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WESTERN KENTUCKY MINERALS INC |
| NPDES ID | KY0107034 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 10, 2008 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2013 |
| Address | Knottsville, KY 42366 |
| Receiving water | JOES RUN CRK |
| Subwatershed | Joes Branch-North Fork Panther Creek (HUC 051100050304) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 36With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 0 | 57 | 1 | May 31, 2015 | |
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Acidity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Acute | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Biotic Index | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0107034.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0107034.
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 KY0107034.
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