Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0100153
NUCOR STEEL GALLATIN, Ghent, KY: NPDES KY0100153 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NUCOR STEEL GALLATIN, held by STTX Ghent, holds NPDES permit KY0100153, which discharges to Ohio River / Stephens Crk / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued October 20, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | NUCOR STEEL GALLATIN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | STTX Ghent |
| NPDES ID | KY0100153 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 20, 2015 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2020 |
| Address | Ghent, KY 41045 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER / STEPHENS CRK / UT |
| Subwatershed | Hunt Creek-Ohio River (HUC 050902031009) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 8 | 8 | October 31, 2004 | 14% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2019 | 240% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2008 | 39% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| August 20, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 20, 2020 | 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 15, 2026.