Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0113336
CARDINAL RECLAMATION CO LLC, Middlesboro, KY: NPDES KY0113336 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CARDINAL RECLAMATION CO LLC, held by Cardinal Reclamation Co LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0113336. EPA’s file records it issued July 28, 2023 and expiring August 31, 2028. 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 | CARDINAL RECLAMATION CO LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cardinal Reclamation Co LLC |
| NPDES ID | KY0113336 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 28, 2023 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2028 |
| Address | Middlesboro, KY 40965 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Little Yellow Creek-Yellow Creek (HUC 051301010201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total recoverable | 4 | 31 | 31 | February 28, 2026 | 850% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 20 | 20 | February 28, 2026 | 2,143% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 11 | 11 | March 31, 2026 | 689% over the limit |
| Toxicity, Chronic | 2 | 11 | 11 | June 30, 2026 | 8,670% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2024 | |
| Selenium, dry weight | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date of Sample Collection | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date of Storm Event | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Report due [yrmoda] | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| March 12, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| November 13, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| June 2, 2025 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.