Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0107182
REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC, Morgantown, KY: NPDES KY0107182 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC, held by Real Alloy Recycling LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0107182, which discharges to Renfrow Crk. EPA’s file records it issued December 18, 2015 and expiring January 31, 2021.
REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC, Morgantown, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0107182, held by Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 18, 2015, term to January 31, 2021; discharges to RENFROW CRK.
- Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 118 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 5,360% over the limit.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 6 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2015, largest 251% over the limit.
- pH: 10 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 20% over the limit.
- Aluminum, total recoverable: 10 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 10 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 10 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 18, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Other permits held by Real Alloy Recycling LLC
- REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC, Morgantown: KYR004712, issued May 17, 2024
REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Sandy Creek-Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 051100030105), KY0107182 among them. Its county holds 18, 0 of them major permits; KY0107182 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Sandy Creek-Muddy Creek subwatershed (HUC 051100030105)
- REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC, Morgantown: KYR004712, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | REAL ALLOY RECYCLING LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Real Alloy Recycling LLC |
| NPDES ID | KY0107182 |
| 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 | December 18, 2015 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2021 |
| Address | Morgantown, KY 42261 |
| Receiving water | RENFROW CRK |
| Subwatershed | Sandy Creek-Muddy Creek (HUC 051100030105) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler KYR000067066; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002103100033 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 133 | 118 | May 31, 2024 | 5,360% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 6 | 35 | 19 | September 30, 2015 | 251% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 25 | 4 | April 30, 2020 | |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | 20% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 10 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0107182.
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 KY0107182.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.