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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0020982

TRENTON STP, Trenton, KY: NPDES KY0020982 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TRENTON STP, held by Trenton STP, holds NPDES permit KY0020982, which discharges to Red River / West Fork Crk. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2024.

TRENTON STP, Trenton, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0020982, held by Trenton STP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 13, 2018, term to January 31, 2024; discharges to RED RIVER / WEST FORK CRK; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 113 violations of any kind, 73 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 867% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 47 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2015, largest 3,953% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 966% over the limit.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 567% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2015, largest 1,280% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2004.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2008, largest 9% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2020, largest 82% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2002, largest 25% over the limit.
  • BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2002, largest 120% over the limit.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 6, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

Kentucky holds 294 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 199 were issued before KY0020982.

Coverages issued nearest KY0020982

  • November 16, 2018: BELFRY WWTP, Belfry, KY0108260, held by Belfry WWTP
  • November 28, 2018: FLEMING NEON STP, Fleming-Neon, KY0027405, held by Fleming Neon STP
  • November 28, 2018: BRODHEAD WWTP, Brodhead, KY0047431, held by Brodhead WWTP
  • November 29, 2018: RUSSELLVILLE STP, Russellville, KY0020877, held by Russellville STP
  • December 11, 2018: MORGANFIELD WWTP, Morganfield, KY0021440, held by Morganfield WWTP
  • December 14, 2018: BIG SANDY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Betsy Layne, KY0109258, held by Prestonsburg City's Utilities Cities
  • December 18, 2018: ALBANY STP, Albany, KY0024295, held by Albany STP
  • December 18, 2018: LIVINGSTON STP, Livingston, KY0040703, held by Livingston STP
  • December 21, 2018: JENKINS STP, Jenkins, KY0038571, held by Jenkins STP
  • February 4, 2019: FARMDALE WWTP, Frankfort, KY0054780, held by Farmdale WWTP

TRENTON STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Reins Lick Creek-West Fork Red River subwatershed (HUC 051302060601), KY0020982 among them. Its county holds 23, 0 of them major permits; KY0020982 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Reins Lick Creek-West Fork Red River subwatershed (HUC 051302060601)

Identity

Facility as filedTRENTON STP
Permittee as filedTrenton STP
NPDES IDKY0020982
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedDecember 13, 2018
Expiration dateJanuary 31, 2024
AddressTrenton, KY 42286
Receiving waterRED RIVER / WEST FORK CRK
SubwatershedReins Lick Creek-West Fork Red River (HUC 051302060601)
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]411373July 31, 2026867% over the limit
Solids, total suspended67147February 28, 20153,953% over the limit
E. coli23933August 31, 2021966% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal12118April 30, 2025567% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]64214February 28, 20151,280% over the limit
pH22112April 30, 2004
Chlorine, total residual0233December 31, 20089% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]163November 30, 202082% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general033February 28, 200225% over the limit
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal141February 28, 2002120% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]6100
Nitrogen, total [as N]4100
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant460
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]020
Zinc, total recoverable020
Cadmium, total recoverable020
Lead, total recoverable020
Copper, total recoverable020
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit200
Oil & Grease200
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total200
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total200
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0020982.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0020982.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 6, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0020982 for TRENTON STP in Trenton, KY, a publicly owned treatment works discharging to Red River / West Fork Crk, with the permit's status shown as administratively continued. The page lists 16 as the discharger class, 10 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 10 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.