Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0122921
BLACKHORSE ENERGY LLC - SPRINGFIELD BULK PLANT, Springfield, OH: NPDES OH0122921 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLACKHORSE ENERGY LLC - SPRINGFIELD BULK PLANT, held by Blackhorse Energy LLC, holds NPDES permit OH0122921, which discharges to Buck Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 28, 2018 and expiring September 30, 2023. 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 | BLACKHORSE ENERGY LLC - SPRINGFIELD BULK PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Blackhorse Energy LLC |
| NPDES ID | OH0122921 |
| 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 | August 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2023 |
| Address | Springfield, OH 45503 |
| Receiving water | Buck Creek |
| Subwatershed | City of Springfield-Buck Creek (HUC 050800011706) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH, lab | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & grease severity | 0 | 4 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES OH0122921.
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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 2, 2023 | WW SSO - Failure to monitor | ST6 |
| August 2, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | 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.