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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0113271

RIVER METALS RECYCLING - DANVILLE, Danville, KY: NPDES KY0113271 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

RIVER METALS RECYCLING - DANVILLE, held by River Metals Recycling LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0113271. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring July 31, 2027.

RIVER METALS RECYCLING - DANVILLE, Danville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0113271, held by River Metals Recycling LLC; Effective; issued June 1, 2022, term to July 31, 2027.

  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 5,100% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 133% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 36% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 8, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • September 8, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
  • September 8, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • January 21, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • January 10, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
  • January 10, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Other permits held by River Metals Recycling LLC

RIVER METALS RECYCLING - DANVILLE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 19 discharge permits in the Clarks Run subwatershed (HUC 051002050505), KY0113271 among them. Its county holds 31, 1 of them major permits; KY0113271 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Clarks Run subwatershed (HUC 051002050505)

Identity

Facility as filedRIVER METALS RECYCLING - DANVILLE
Permittee as filedRiver Metals Recycling LLC
NPDES IDKY0113271
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 1, 2022
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2027
AddressDanville, KY 40422
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedClarks Run (HUC 051002050505)

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
Copper, total recoverable2126September 30, 20255,100% over the limit
Solids, total suspended2104September 30, 2023133% over the limit
Oil & Grease282September 30, 202536% over the limit
pH260
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]260
Iron, total recoverable260
Zinc, total recoverable260
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant260

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 8, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
September 8, 2026Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
January 10, 2023Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
January 10, 2023Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 8, 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
January 21, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0113271 for RIVER METALS RECYCLING - DANVILLE in Danville, KY, held by River Metals Recycling LLC, with the permit listed as Effective and classed as a Minor discharger. The page reports 8 pollutants on file, 8 under a numeric limit, and 3 with an effluent exceedance, with 8 pollutants carrying a violation of any kind.