Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYR004381

PORTLAND FORGE, Lebanon, KY: NPDES KYR004381 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

PORTLAND FORGE, held by Premier Forge Group LLC, holds NPDES permit KYR004381. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2018 and expiring July 31, 2023.

PORTLAND FORGE, Lebanon, Kentucky: Coverage under a general permit KYR004381, held by Premier Forge Group LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 29, 2018, term to July 31, 2023.

pH: 8 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 8 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

January 6, 2020: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).
January 6, 2020: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
January 6, 2020: WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP (ST6).

PORTLAND FORGE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Upper Cartwright Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401030301), KYR004381 among them. Its county holds 26, 1 of them major permits; KYR004381 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Cartwright Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401030301)

25-1015 - REDUCE CONGESTION AT MAJOR INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF NEW SCHOOL, Lebanon: KYR10U154, minor permit, discharging to Head Branch, permit term to December 31, 2029
FRONTIER 2, Springfield: KYR10U061, minor permit, discharging to Cartwright Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
IMI SOUTH LLC, Lebanon: KY0113891, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2029
LEBANON - NORTH SPRINGFIELD EKPC PROJECT, Lebanon: KYR10U616, minor permit, discharging to Seibert Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
MARION COUNTY AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER, Lebanon: KYR10U763, minor permit, discharging to Town Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
NORTHERN BOBWHITE SOLAR, Lebanon: KYR10U127, minor permit, discharging to Cartwright Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	PORTLAND FORGE
Permittee as filed	Premier Forge Group LLC
NPDES ID	KYR004381
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
Issued	June 29, 2018
Expiration date	July 31, 2023
Address	Lebanon, KY 40033
Subwatershed	Upper Cartwright Creek (HUC 051401030301)

Effluent limits and exceedances

4Pollutants on file
4Under a numeric limit
4With 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
pH	8	2
Solids, total suspended	8	2
Oil & Grease	8	2
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	8	2

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KYR004381.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

3Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 6, 2020	WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP	ST6
January 6, 2020	WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records	ST6
January 6, 2020	WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KYR004381.

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 KYR004381.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit KYR004381 for PORTLAND FORGE in Lebanon, KY, held by Premier Forge Group LLC, which is a minor discharger listed as administratively continued. The page lists 4 pollutants on file, 4 of them under a numeric limit, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.