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Blast Furnaces And Steel Mills, major discharger, Ghent, Kentucky. NPDES permit KY0095877, in force until Nov 30, 2026. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | monthly average | report only (deg F) | all year | 001 |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | ≤ 110 deg F | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 618 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 1499 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | monthly average | ≤ 143 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 430 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | monthly average | ≤ 6.83 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | daily maximum | ≤ 17.86 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | monthly average | ≤ 6.49 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | daily maximum | ≤ 16.1 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .032 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Naphthalene | daily maximum | ≤ .021 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | maximum | ≤ 20 tox acute | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | maximum | ≤ 20 tox acute | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | report only (SU) | all year | 007 |
| pH | maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 007 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Oil & Grease | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Iron, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 007 |
| Iron, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 007 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 007 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 007 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 007 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 007 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 007 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 007 |
| Chlorine, total residual | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Chlorine, total residual | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Zinc, total recoverable | monthly average | ≤ .36 lb/d | all year | 009 |
| Zinc, total recoverable | daily maximum | ≤ 1.08 lb/d | all year | 009 |
| Lead, total recoverable | monthly average | ≤ .24 lb/d | all year | 009 |
| Lead, total recoverable | daily maximum | ≤ .72 lb/d | all year | 009 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 009 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 009 |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | monthly average | report only (deg F) | all year | 010 |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | report only (deg F) | all year | 010 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 010 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 010 |
| Cooling Water Intake Inspection | maximum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | 010 |
Cited limits by parameter: Kentucky's rules and the federal ones.
Same industry: the 22 Primary Metal Industries permits in Kentucky.
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