Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYGE40227
FORTRESS RESOURCES LLC - MCCOY ELKHORN COAL CO (898-4503), Meta, KY: NPDES KYGE40227 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORTRESS RESOURCES LLC - MCCOY ELKHORN COAL CO (898-4503), held by Fortress Resources LLC - McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co (898-4503), holds NPDES permit KYGE40227. EPA’s file records it issued July 8, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2019. 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 | FORTRESS RESOURCES LLC - MCCOY ELKHORN COAL CO (898-4503) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fortress Resources LLC - McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co (898-4503) |
| NPDES ID | KYGE40227 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 8, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | KY DEP |
| Address | Meta, KY 41501 |
| Subwatershed | Raccoon Creek-Johns Creek (HUC 050702030302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 2 | 101 | 1 | February 28, 2019 | 71% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Chronic | 1 | 17 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYGE40227.
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.