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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0023914

SOUTH MARSHALL ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE, Benton, KY: NPDES KY0023914 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SOUTH MARSHALL ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE, held by South Marshall Elementary & Middle, holds NPDES permit KY0023914, which discharges to South Fork / Watch Crk. EPA’s file records it issued June 17, 2014 and expiring July 31, 2019.

SOUTH MARSHALL ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE, Benton, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0023914, held by South Marshall Elementary & Middle; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 17, 2014, term to July 31, 2019; discharges to SOUTH FORK / WATCH CRK.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,373% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 30 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2022, largest 36,742% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 46,054% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 75% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2008, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 103% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 30, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • March 25, 2026: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
  • March 25, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • January 28, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

SOUTH MARSHALL ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Watch Creek-Clarks River subwatershed (HUC 060400060402), KY0023914 among them. Its county holds 51, 5 of them major permits; KY0023914 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Watch Creek-Clarks River subwatershed (HUC 060400060402)

Identity

Facility as filedSOUTH MARSHALL ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE
Permittee as filedSouth Marshall Elementary & Middle
NPDES IDKY0023914
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 17, 2014
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2019
AddressBenton, KY 42025
Receiving waterSOUTH FORK / WATCH CRK
SubwatershedWatch Creek-Clarks River (HUC 060400060402)

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]84440June 30, 20261,373% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual23230June 30, 202236,742% over the limit
E. coli23028March 31, 202646,054% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]11817September 30, 202575% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]41210June 30, 202699,999% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general099September 30, 200899,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended497June 30, 2024103% over the limit
pH220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant220

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 25, 2026Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 25, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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
September 30, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 28, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0023914, held by South Marshall Elementary & Middle in Benton, KY, which discharges to South Fork / Watch Crk within the Watch Creek-Clarks River subwatershed (HUC 060400060402). The page lists a permit status of Administratively continued, a Minor Discharger class, 8 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with EPA's file showing issuance on June 17, 2014 and expiration on July 31, 2019.