Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0110591

MACRO PLASTICS, Shelbyville, KY: NPDES KY0110591 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
4Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MACRO PLASTICS, held by Macro Plastics, holds NPDES permit KY0110591, which discharges to Clear Crk. EPA’s file records it issued January 3, 2018 and expiring February 28, 2023.

MACRO PLASTICS, Shelbyville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0110591, held by Macro Plastics; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 3, 2018, term to February 28, 2023; discharges to CLEAR CRK; Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 1,190% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2017.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 14, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
April 15, 2024: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
July 11, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

MACRO PLASTICS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 50 discharge permits in the Lower Clear Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401020403), KY0110591 among them. Its county holds 139, 1 of them major permits; KY0110591 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Clear Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401020403)

AMCOR PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING INC, Shelbyville: KY0108529, minor permit, discharging to UT / DRY RUN, permit term to November 30, 2022
BEMIS PACKAGING INC, Shelbyville: KY0099414, minor permit, discharging to DRY RUN / UT, permit term to December 31, 2022
BLUE STEEL OLD FINCHVILLE, Shelbyville: KYR10U893, minor permit, discharging to Clear Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BLUEGRASS DESIGN & DISTRIBUTION - NEW OFFICE/WAREHOUSE (CT DESIGN), Shelbyville: KYR10U471, minor permit, discharging to Dry Run, permit term to December 31, 2029
BLUEGRASS FIELDS SUBDIVISION, Shelbyville: KYR10U261, minor permit, discharging to Clear Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BLUEGRASS SJ PROPERTIES - WAREHOUSE ADDITION, Shelbyville: KYR10U461, minor permit, discharging to Dry Run, permit term to December 31, 2029
CITY OF SHELBYVILLE PUBLIC WORKS NEW OFFICE/WAREHOUSE, Shelbyville: KYR10T220, minor permit, discharging to Clear Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
CLARK FREEDOMS WAY, Shelbyville: KYR10U271, minor permit, discharging to Dry Run, permit term to December 31, 2029
CREATIVE PACKAGING EXPANSION, Shelbyville: KYR004879, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
FORD SHELBYVILLE - TEMPORARY PARKING LOT, Shelbyville: KYR10U324, minor permit, discharging to Dry Run, permit term to December 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	MACRO PLASTICS
Permittee as filed	Macro Plastics
NPDES ID	KY0110591
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	January 3, 2018
Expiration date	February 28, 2023
Address	Shelbyville, KY 40065
Receiving water	CLEAR CRK
Subwatershed	Lower Clear Creek (HUC 051401020403)
NAICS	326121 – Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing
SIC	3089 – Plastics Products

Effluent limits and exceedances

5Pollutants on file
4Under a numeric limit
5With a violation of any kind
2With 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	4	47	37	March 31, 2025	1,190% over the limit
pH	4	12	2	May 31, 2017
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	10	0
Oil & Grease	4	6	0
Oil and grease	0	6	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

3Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 14, 2025	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6
April 15, 2024	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6
July 11, 2022	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0110591.

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 KY0110591.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0110591, held by Macro Plastics in Shelbyville, KY, which discharges to Clear Creek in the Lower Clear Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401020403). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with an issue date of January 3, 2018 and an expiration date of February 28, 2023. The page lists 2 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 5 pollutants in the effluent limits and exceedances section.