Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0004081
LAFARGE MIDWEST INC, Joppa, IL: NPDES IL0004081 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAFARGE MIDWEST INC, held by LAFARGE MIDWEST-JOPPA PLANT, holds NPDES permit IL0004081, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued March 13, 2008 and expiring March 31, 2013. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LAFARGE MIDWEST INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAFARGE MIDWEST-JOPPA PLANT |
| NPDES ID | IL0004081 |
| 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 | March 13, 2008 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2013 |
| Address | Joppa, IL 62953 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Creek-Ohio River (HUC 051402060701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 10 | 260 | 161 | June 30, 2026 | 12,160% over the limit |
| pH | 14 | 138 | 17 | September 30, 2018 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 42 | 15 | May 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 27 | 15 | January 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 53 | 5 | January 31, 2024 | 93% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 11 | 4 | February 28, 2007 | 150% over the limit |
| E. coli exceedances | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2019 | 32% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 140 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate [as S] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IL0004081.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, IL0004081.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID IL0004081 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Joppa
- Every permit record in Joppa, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Illinois
- Every permit record in Illinois, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.