Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYR003176

TICONA POLYMERS INC, Florence, KY: NPDES KYR003176 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

TICONA POLYMERS INC, held by Ticona Polymers Inc, holds NPDES permit KYR003176. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2018 and expiring July 31, 2023.

TICONA POLYMERS INC, Florence, Kentucky: Coverage under a general permit KYR003176, held by Ticona Polymers Inc; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 29, 2018, term to July 31, 2023, by KY DEP; Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing.

pH: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Kentucky holds 94 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 11 were issued before KYR003176.

Coverages issued nearest KYR003176

June 29, 2018: ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING CO, Somerset, KYR003072, held by Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Co
June 29, 2018: AVERITT EXPRESS INC, Bowling Green, KYR003091, held by Averitt Express Inc
June 29, 2018: AMFINE CHEMICAL CORP, Hopkinsville, KYR003094, held by Amfine Chemical Corp
June 29, 2018: STRONG HOLD PRODUCTS, Louisville, KYR003116, held by Strong Hold Products
June 29, 2018: HYDRO ALUMINUM METALS USA LLC, Henderson, KYR003117, held by Hydro Aluminum Metals USA LLC
June 29, 2018: 3M CYNTHIANA, Cynthiana, KYR003335, held by 3M Cynthiana
June 29, 2018: SIKA AUTOMOTIVE KENTUCKY LLC, Versailles, KYR003399, held by Sika Automotive Kentucky LLC
June 29, 2018: HOUSE OIL CO INC, London, KYR003400, held by House Oil Co Inc
June 29, 2018: OWENSBORO DOWNTOWN DEPOT, Owensboro, KYR003435, held by Owensboro River Sand & Gravel
June 29, 2018: NASHVILLE WIRE PRODUCTS CO, Frankfort, KYR003464, held by Nashville Wire Products Co

TICONA POLYMERS INC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 52 discharge permits in the Upper Gunpowder Creek subwatershed (HUC 050902030806), KYR003176 among them. Its county holds 180, 2 of them major permits; KYR003176 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Gunpowder Creek subwatershed (HUC 050902030806)

5945 MERCHANTS STREET, Florence: KYR10U412, minor permit, discharging to Gunpowder Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
ABERDEEN SUBDIVISION, PHASE B (MASS GRADING REMAINING SITE & PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, Union: KYR10T435, minor permit, discharging to Long Branch, permit term to December 31, 2029
AERO PARKWAY PARKING LOT, Florence: KYR10U668, minor permit, discharging to Gunpowder Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
AMAZON CVG AIR CARGO HUB, Erlanger: KY0113018, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2025
ARISTECH ACRYLICS LLC, Florence: KY0097411, minor permit, discharging to GUNPOWDER CRK / UT, permit term to April 30, 2017
ARISTECH SURFACES LLC, Florence: KYR004868, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
ATHENA WOODSPRING SUITES, Florence: KYR10U619, minor permit, discharging to Gunpowder Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BALLYSHANNON 604-606, Union: KYR10U199, minor permit, discharging to Long Branch, permit term to December 31, 2029
BALLYSHANNON SUBDIVISION SECTION 2, PHASES 3, 4, Union: KYR10R024, minor permit, discharging to Sanitation District No 1, permit term to November 30, 2024
BALLYSHANNON SUBDIVISION SECTION 5 PHASE 24 AND WOODVALE 200, Union: KYR10T011, minor permit, discharging to Long Branch, permit term to December 31, 2029

What the register holds for TICONA POLYMERS INC: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Florence, Kentucky, and 4 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES KYR003176.

Identity

Facility as filed	TICONA POLYMERS INC
Permittee as filed	Ticona Polymers Inc
NPDES ID	KYR003176
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	June 29, 2018
Expiration date	July 31, 2023
Issuing agency	KY DEP
Address	Florence, KY 41042
Subwatershed	Upper Gunpowder Creek (HUC 050902030806)
NAICS	326121 – Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing
SIC	3089 – Plastics Products
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler KYD980845671; ICIS-AIR source KY0000002101500043

Effluent limits and exceedances

4Pollutants on file
4Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With 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
pH	6	0	0
Solids, total suspended	6	0	0
Oil & Grease	6	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	6	0	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KYR003176.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYR003176.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KYR003176.

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 KYR003176.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KYR003176, held by Ticona Polymers Inc in Florence, Kentucky, a minor discharger under an industrial stormwater program that is administratively continued after its July 31, 2023 expiration. The register lists 4 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance for this permit.