Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0094633
KELLANOVA USA - PIKEVILLE PLANT, Kimper, KY: NPDES KY0094633 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KELLANOVA USA - PIKEVILLE PLANT, held by Kellanova USA LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0094633, which discharges to Johns Crk. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2019 and expiring July 31, 2024. 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 | KELLANOVA USA - PIKEVILLE PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kellanova USA LLC |
| NPDES ID | KY0094633 |
| 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 | June 27, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2024 |
| Address | Kimper, KY 41539 |
| Receiving water | JOHNS CRK |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Johns Creek (HUC 050702030301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 | 105 | 80 | July 31, 2017 | 77% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 34 | 22 | April 30, 2016 | 900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 62 | 18 | June 30, 2023 | 975% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 38 | 16 | November 30, 2007 | 973% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 19 | 11 | July 31, 2006 | 27% over the limit |
| pH | 14 | 24 | 6 | December 31, 2025 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 6 | September 30, 2016 | 1,762% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 14 | 6 | November 30, 2007 | 49% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 29 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 147% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 2 | December 31, 2002 | 14,900% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 14 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Color [admi units] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 14 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
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.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.