EPA · discharge permits by state

Discharge permits in Kentucky

5,741Current permits
135Major dischargers
1,737Individual permits

A major discharger is one EPA rates as significant on volume, toxicity or the water it reaches; the rest are minors. An individual permit is written for one operation, while general permit coverage applies a statewide permit to a site that qualifies for it.

This page gathers Kentucky’s current permits three ways below — by the program they are issued under, by the city of the discharge, and by watershed. It names 5 programs, 334 cities and 710 watersheds. Each list says which set it covers.

Every permit’s record

Each of the 5,741 current permits in Kentucky has a record page: the permittee, the receiving water, the status and dates, and its effluent limits and exceedances. Each city below lists its own; or every permit in Kentucky, A to Z.

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By what is permitted in Kentucky

By city

The 334 cities with the most permits. All 334 cities in Kentucky with 3 or more permits are listed at every city in Kentucky.

Watersheds inside Kentucky 710

Every watershed with three or more permits in Kentucky, most permits first.

All 710 watersheds in Kentucky with 3 or more permits are named on one page at every watershed in Kentucky.

Other states

Every state carrying three or more current permits, in alphabetical order.

Permits

Major dischargers first. Not every permit in Kentucky is listed here.

Permit holder	NPDES ID	City	Program	Discharger	Receiving water
AMERICAN SYNTH RUBBER CO LLC	KY0001589	LOUISVILLE		Major	OHIO RIVER
ARKEMA INC	KY0003603	CALVERT CITY		Major	TENNESSEE RIVER
ASHLAND STP	KY0022373	ASHLAND	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	OHIO RIVER
BAKELITE SYNTHETICS	KY0001112	LOUISVILLE		Major	OHIO RIVER
BARBOURVILLE STP	KY0024082	BARBOURVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	CUMBERLAND RIVER
BARDSTOWN TOWN CREEK WWTP	KY0021237	BARDSTOWN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	TOWN CRK & ROWAN CRK JUNCTION
BEE CREEK WWTP	KY0072761	MURRAY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	BEE CRK / CLARKS RV
BENTON STP	KY0021172	BENTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	CLARKS RIVER / EAST FORK
BEREA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES WWTP	KY0079898	BEREA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	SILVER CRK
BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC - COLEMAN	KY0001937	HAWESVILLE		Major	OHIO RIVER
BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC - REID GREEN	KY0001929	ROBARDS		Major	GREEN RIVER
BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC - WILSON	KY0054836	CENTERTOWN		Major	GREEN RIVER
BOWLING GREEN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES	KY0022403	BOWLING GREEN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	BARREN RIVER
CAMPBELLSVILLE STP	KY0054437	CAMPBELLSVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	LITTLE PITMAN CRK
CARROLLTON REGIONAL WWTP	KY0104931	CARROLLTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	KENTUCKY RIVER
CATLETTSBURG REFINING LLC	KY0000388	CATLETTSBURG		Major	BIG SANDY RIVER
CAVELAND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY	KY0091561	HORSE CAVE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	GREEN RIVER
CEDAR CREEK WQTC MSD	KY0098540	LOUISVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	CEDAR CRK
CENTRAL CITY STP	KY0023540	CENTRAL CITY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	GREEN RIVER
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF KENTUCKY LLC	KY0001821	HAWESVILLE		Major	OHIO RIVER
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF KENTUCKY LLC - SEBREE	KY0004278	ROBARDS		Major	GREEN RIVER
COLUMBIA/ADAIR COUNTY STP	KY0024317	COLUMBIA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	RUSSELL CRK
COMMONWEALTH ROLLED PRODUCTS INC	KY0002666	LEWISPORT		Major	THRASHER CRK
CORBIN STP	KY0020133	CITY OF CORBIN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	LYNN CAMP CRK
CYNTHIANA STP (NEW)	KY0105856	CYNTHIANA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	SOUTH FORK / LICKING RIVER
DANVILLE STP	KY0057193	DANVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	CLARKS RUN
DEREK R GUTHRIE WQTC MSD	KY0078956	LOUISVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	OHIO RIVER
DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC - HAWESVILLE	KY0001716	HAWESVILLE		Major	OHIO RIVER
DOW SILICONES CORP	KY0001279	CARROLLTON		Major	OHIO RIVER
DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY INC - EAST BEND STATION	KY0040444	UNION		Major	OHIO RIVER
EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP - COOPER STATION	KY0003611	SOMERSET		Major	LAKE CUMBERLAND
EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP - SPURLOCK STATION	KY0022250	MAYSVILLE		Major	OHIO RIVER
EASTERN REGIONAL STP- EASTERN REGIONAL	KY0105031	ALEXANDRIA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	BRUSH CRK
EDDYVILLE STP	KY0027979	EDDYVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	LAKE BARKLEY / CUMBERLAND RIVER
ELIZABETHTOWN VALLEY CREEK WWTP	KY0022039	ELIZABETHTOWN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	VALLEY CRK
EVONIK CORPORATION	KY0003514	CALVERT CITY		Major	TENNESSEE RIVER / CYPRESS CRK
FLEMINGSBURG STP	KY0021229	FLEMINGSBURG	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	TOWN BR
FLOYDS FORK WQTC MSD	KY0102784	LOUISVILLE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	FLOYDS FORK CRK
FORT KNOX WWTP	KY0112721	FORT KNOX	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Mill Creek
FOUR RIVERS NUCLEAR PARTNERSHIP LLC	KY0004049	KEVIL		Major	BIG & LITTLE BAYOU CRKS

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