Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0097306
CUMBERLAND ELKHORN COAL & COKE, Louisville, KY: NPDES KY0097306 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CUMBERLAND ELKHORN COAL & COKE, held by Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke, holds NPDES permit KY0097306, which discharges to Beargrass Crk. EPA’s file records it issued February 14, 2013 and expiring March 31, 2018. 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 | CUMBERLAND ELKHORN COAL & COKE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke |
| NPDES ID | KY0097306 |
| 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 | February 14, 2013 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2018 |
| Address | Louisville, KY 40204 |
| Receiving water | BEARGRASS CRK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | South Fork Bear Grass Creek (HUC 051401010901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 2 | 145 | 43 | April 30, 2022 | 2,071% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 84 | 14 | April 30, 2014 | 425% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 113 | 7 | October 31, 2020 | |
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 42 | 4 | October 31, 2019 | 68% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 2 | 76 | 2 | March 31, 2011 | 80% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 73 | 1 | November 30, 2005 | 19% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Acidity, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 34 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 24, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| May 12, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 12, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 12, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.