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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0109223

STUFF RECYCLING, Winchester, KY: NPDES KY0109223 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

STUFF RECYCLING, held by Stuff Recycling, holds NPDES permit KY0109223, which discharges to Tributary Of Hancock Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 28, 2020 and expiring May 31, 2025.

STUFF RECYCLING, Winchester, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0109223, held by Stuff Recycling; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 28, 2020, term to May 31, 2025; discharges to TRIBUTARY OF HANCOCK CREEK; Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.

  • Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 5,483% over the limit.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 4,150% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 52% over the limit.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 4 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 100% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 503% over the limit.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2016, largest 2,827% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 1, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • September 21, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • January 28, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • March 5, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • March 5, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • September 25, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • September 25, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

STUFF RECYCLING among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 33 discharge permits in the Hancock Creek-Strodes Creek subwatershed (HUC 051001020101), KY0109223 among them. Its county holds 43, 2 of them major permits; KY0109223 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Hancock Creek-Strodes Creek subwatershed (HUC 051001020101)

  • ALLTECH INC, Winchester: KY0109118, minor permit, discharging to STRODES CREEK, permit term to July 31, 2016
  • APOLLO LUBRICANTS LLC, Winchester: KY0097284, minor permit, discharging to HOODS CRK, permit term to August 31, 2018
  • APOLLO LUBRICANTS LLC, Winchester: KYR004694, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
  • BULK PLANT INC - WINCHESTER #069, Winchester: KY0097829, minor permit, discharging to STRODES CRK, permit term to March 31, 2023
  • CLARK CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE, Winchester: KYR004603, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
  • DEER LAWN PHASE 1A, Winchester: KYR10T672, minor permit, discharging to Hoods Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • DEER LAWN PHASE 4A, Winchester: KYR10U371, minor permit, discharging to Hoods Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • DEER LAWN PHASE 4B, Winchester: KYR10U399, minor permit, discharging to Hoods Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • DOLLAR GENERAL, Winchester: KYR10T460, minor permit, discharging to Hancock Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
  • DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LLC, Winchester: KY0097403, minor permit, discharging to STRODES CRK, permit term to October 31, 2019

Identity

Facility as filedSTUFF RECYCLING
Permittee as filedStuff Recycling
NPDES IDKY0109223
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
IssuedApril 28, 2020
Expiration dateMay 31, 2025
AddressWinchester, KY 40391
Receiving waterTRIBUTARY OF HANCOCK CREEK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedHancock Creek-Strodes Creek (HUC 051001020101)
NAICS423930 – Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
SIC5093 – Scrap And Waste Materials

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
Zinc, total recoverable44028December 31, 20255,483% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable43220May 31, 20264,150% over the limit
Oil & Grease4186November 30, 202552% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable4175April 30, 2025100% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4115September 30, 2025503% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable4184July 31, 20162,827% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant4180
pH4120
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]4120
Solids, settleable060
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 5, 2020Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
March 5, 2020Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
September 25, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
September 25, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 21, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 1, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 28, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0109223, held by Stuff Recycling in Winchester, KY, which discharges to Tributary Of Hancock Creek and is listed under the impaired waters rule 303(D). The permit is administratively continued with a Minor Discharger class, and the figures listed are 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.