Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0112828
OWLS HEAD ALLOYS INC, Bowling Green, KY: NPDES KY0112828 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OWLS HEAD ALLOYS INC holds NPDES permit KY0112828. EPA’s file records it issued January 6, 2020 and expiring February 28, 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 | OWLS HEAD ALLOYS INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | OWLS HEAD ALLOYS INC |
| NPDES ID | KY0112828 |
| 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 | January 6, 2020 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2025 |
| Address | Bowling Green, KY 42101 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rich Pond (HUC 051100020901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 8 | 34 | 34 | March 31, 2024 | 1,820% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 19 | 19 | June 30, 2023 | 864% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 4 | June 30, 2023 | 107% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 8 | 3 | 3 | January 31, 2021 | 294% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 19, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.