Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0113344

WILLETT DISTILLERY, Bardstown, KY: NPDES KY0113344 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WILLETT DISTILLERY, held by Willett Distillery, holds NPDES permit KY0113344. EPA’s file records it issued May 4, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027.

WILLETT DISTILLERY, Bardstown, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0113344, held by Willett Distillery; Effective; issued May 4, 2022, term to May 31, 2027.

Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 13% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2022, largest 48% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2023, largest 30% over the limit.
pH: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

WILLETT DISTILLERY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 27 discharge permits in the Rowan Creek-Beech Fork subwatershed (HUC 051401030305), KY0113344 among them. Its county holds 91, 2 of them major permits; KY0113344 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Rowan Creek-Beech Fork subwatershed (HUC 051401030305)

BARDSTOWN BOURBON COMPANY WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT, Bardstown: KYR10U237, minor permit, discharging to Coes Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BARDSTOWN DISPENSARY, Bardstown: KYR10U155, minor permit, discharging to Rowan Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BARDSTOWN TOWN CREEK WWTP, Bardstown: KY0021237, major permit, discharging to TOWN CRK & ROWAN CRK JUNCTION, permit term to July 31, 2019
BARDSTOWN WAREHOUSING INC #8, Bardstown: KYR10U683, minor permit, discharging to Mill Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BLOOMFIELD WWTP, Bloomfield: KYP000086, minor permit, discharging to Bloomfield STP, permit term to July 31, 2024
BOURBON RUN ESTATES, Bardstown: KYR10T438, minor permit, discharging to Mill Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BRIAN TOOLEY RACING - NEW WAREHOUSE, Bardstown: KYR10T709, minor permit, discharging to Rowan Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
CASEY BALLARD RESIDENCE, Bardstown: KYG405064, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
DOLLAR GENERAL - BARDSTOWN, Bardstown: KYR10T332, minor permit, discharging to Rowan Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
HAYDON BRANCH PHASE 1A, Springfield: KYR10U159, minor permit, discharging to Haydon Branch, permit term to December 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	WILLETT DISTILLERY
Permittee as filed	Willett Distillery
NPDES ID	KY0113344
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 4, 2022
Expiration date	May 31, 2027
Address	Bardstown, KY 40004
Subwatershed	Rowan Creek-Beech Fork (HUC 051401030305)

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
3With 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
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	6	2	September 30, 2022	13% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	9	1	June 30, 2022	48% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	2	9	1	September 30, 2023	30% over the limit
pH	8	8	0
Solids, total suspended	8	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	8	8	0
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit	2	8	0
E. coli	2	8	0
Chloride [as Cl]	2	0	0
Chlorine, total residual	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0113344.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0113344.

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 KY0113344.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0113344, held by Willett Distillery at Bardstown, KY, with the permit status shown as Effective and a Minor Discharger class. The facts list 10 pollutants on file, 3 of them under a numeric limit, and 8 with a violation of any kind, with 3 showing an effluent exceedance.