HAZARD, CITY OF, Hazard, KY: NPDES KY0020079 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HAZARD, CITY OF, Hazard, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0020079, held by Hazard, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued August 26, 2014, term to September 30, 2019; discharges to KENTUCKY RIVER / NORTH FORK; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

• Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 4,426% over the limit.
• E. coli: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 1,420% over the limit.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2014, largest 51% over the limit.
• Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2006, largest 6,400% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 222% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 93% over the limit.
• BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019, largest 47% over the limit.
• Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 719% over the limit.
• pH: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2025.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.

• July 24, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
• January 5, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Kentucky holds 294 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 51 were issued before KY0020079. Hazard, City of holds 3 permits in Kentucky.

Other permits held by Hazard, City of

• HAZARD, CITY OF, Hazard: KYG640124, issued 2011-06-01
• HAZARD, CITY OF, Hazard: KYL020079, issued 2021-01-01

Coverages issued nearest KY0020079

• 2014-07-09: MONTICELLO STP, Monticello: KY0033847, held by Monticello STP
• 2014-07-11: CENTRAL CITY STP, Central City: KY0023540, held by Central City STP
• 2014-07-14: FRANKLIN STP, Franklin: KY0027456, held by Franklin STP
• 2014-07-19: GREENUP COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Russell: KY0048348, held by Greenup County Environmental Commission Wastewater Treatment Plant
• 2014-08-12: HYDEN STP, Hyden: KY0021245, held by Hyden STP
• 2014-08-26: CORBIN STP, City Of Corbin: KY0020133, held by Corbin STP
• 2014-09-15: LANCASTER WWTP, Lancaster: KY0020974, held by Lancaster WWTP
• 2014-09-16: LA GRANGE STP, La Grange: KY0020001, held by La Grange STP
• 2014-10-24: BLACK OAK INDUSTRIAL PARK, Vanceburg: KY0092061, held by Black Oak Industrial Park
• 2014-10-28: SCOTTSVILLE STP, Scottsville: KY0024783, held by Scottsville STP

HAZARD, CITY OF among its neighbors

15 discharge permits are in the Upper Second Creek-North Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002010307); KY0020079 is one. Its county: 49, 1 major; KY0020079 is major permit.

Other permits in the Upper Second Creek-North Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002010307)

• BEAR BRANCH COAL LLC (897-9009), Glomawr: KY0108103, minor, term to 2015-03-31
• BLACK GOLD PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT, Hazard: KYR10T034, minor, term to 2029-12-31
• DILCE COMBS HIGH SCHOOL, Jeff: KY0093530, minor, term to 2024-06-30
• DIXIE RECYCLING, Hazard: KY0110442, minor, term to 2024-01-31
• HAZARD SANITARY TRUNK PHASE 2, Hazard: KYR10U586, minor, term to 2029-12-31
• HAZARD-FLEMING-LESLIE 69KV STR 5-8 & 6-9 EMERGENCY PROJECT, Diablock: KYR10U929, minor, term to 2029-12-31
• HAZARD, CITY OF, Hazard: KYG640124, minor, term to 2016-05-31
• HAZARD, CITY OF, Hazard: KYL020079, minor, term to 2025-12-31
• LOCUST GROVE INC (897-0502), Diablock: KY0110388, minor, term to 2018-09-30
• MOUNTAIN ENTERPRISES INC, Hazard: KY0111384