Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0131296
KEN FORGING, INC., Jefferson, OH: NPDES OH0131296 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KEN FORGING, INC., held by Ken Forging Inc, holds NPDES permit OH0131296, which discharges to Ut To Griggs Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 16, 2020 and expiring December 31, 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 | KEN FORGING, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ken Forging Inc |
| NPDES ID | OH0131296 |
| 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 | December 16, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Jefferson, OH 44047 |
| Receiving water | UT to Griggs Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of Jefferson-Mill Creek (HUC 041100040403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 23 | 23 | September 30, 2021 | 1,283% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 8 | 8 | September 30, 2021 | 175% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2005 | 140% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity [severity] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2020 | Permit Violations - Application Incomplete | ST6 |
| March 5, 2020 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| November 13, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| November 13, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| November 13, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| November 13, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.