Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0105023
COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC, Hopkinsville, KY: NPDES KY0105023 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC, held by Commonwealth Agri Energy LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0105023, which discharges to Ut / Rock Bridge Little River. EPA’s file records it issued April 13, 2020 and expiring May 31, 2025. 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 | COMMONWEALTH AGRI ENERGY LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Commonwealth Agri Energy LLC |
| NPDES ID | KY0105023 |
| 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 | April 13, 2020 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2025 |
| Address | Hopkinsville, KY 42241 |
| Receiving water | UT / ROCK BRIDGE LITTLE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Lower South Fork Little River (HUC 051302050502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 | 200 | 193 | June 30, 2025 | 5,533% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 38 | 34 | February 29, 2020 | 1,355% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 10 | 11 | 9 | December 31, 2024 | 722% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 11 | 1 | February 28, 2005 | |
| Oil and grease | 0 | 6 | 1 | February 29, 2008 | 23% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2016 | 24% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 2 | 1 | August 31, 2015 | 3% over the limit |
| Metals, total | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 5 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 20, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 22, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 22, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| July 21, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | 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.