Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0105562
KEN AMERICAN RESOURCES INC (MULTIPLE), Central City, KY: NPDES KY0105562 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KEN AMERICAN RESOURCES INC (MULTIPLE), held by Ken American Resources Inc (Multiple), holds NPDES permit KY0105562, which discharges to Cypress Crk. EPA’s file records it issued June 23, 2011 and expiring June 30, 2016. 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 | KEN AMERICAN RESOURCES INC (MULTIPLE) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ken American Resources Inc (Multiple) |
| NPDES ID | KY0105562 |
| 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 23, 2011 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2016 |
| Address | Central City, KY 42330 |
| Receiving water | CYPRESS CRK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Harris Branch-Cypress Creek (HUC 051100060402) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity | 0 | 9 | 9 | September 30, 2021 | 8,667% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 18 | 17 | 7 | November 30, 2020 | 148% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 21 | 3 | December 31, 2021 | 36% over the limit |
| Manganese, total recoverable | 14 | 20 | 2 | November 30, 2020 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 28 | 19 | 1 | November 30, 2020 | |
| Iron, total recoverable | 14 | 19 | 1 | November 30, 2020 | 33% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 28 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 21 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 18 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 14 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acidity, total [as CaCO3] | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biotic Index | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Acute | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | 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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