Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0023892
SHARPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Benton, KY: NPDES KY0023892 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SHARPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Sharpe Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0023892, which discharges to Ut/Little Cypress. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2015 and expiring February 29, 2020.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SHARPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Sharpe Elementary School |
| NPDES ID | KY0023892 |
| 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 | January 8, 2015 |
| Expiration date | February 29, 2020 |
| Address | Benton, KY 42025 |
| Receiving water | UT/LITTLE CYPRESS |
| Subwatershed | Lower Cypress Creek (HUC 060400060503) |
| NAICS | 611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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] | 12 | 154 | 108 | May 31, 2026 | 3,250% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 83 | 59 | July 31, 2024 | 7,173% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 71 | 47 | December 31, 2025 | 1,300% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 64 | 40 | October 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 53 | 29 | January 31, 2023 | 4,267% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 33 | 21 | May 31, 2024 | 71% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 17 | 17 | December 31, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 27 | 3 | April 30, 2019 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 24 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| January 23, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.