Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0024082
BARBOURVILLE STP, Barbourville, KY: NPDES KY0024082 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 134Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BARBOURVILLE STP, held by Barbourville STP, holds NPDES permit KY0024082, which discharges to Cumberland River. EPA’s file records it issued April 23, 2015 and expiring May 31, 2020.
BARBOURVILLE STP, Barbourville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0024082, held by Barbourville STP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 23, 2015, term to May 31, 2020; discharges to CUMBERLAND RIVER.
- Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2016, largest 969% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024, largest 25% over the limit.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2016, largest 67% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 10 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2018, largest 17% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver, total dry weight, sludge mt: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total, sludge, percent: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Thallium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Antimony, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dichlorobromomethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Carbon tetrachloride: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bromoform: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloroform: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toluene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthylene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acrolein: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acrylonitrile: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Anthracene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[k]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[a]pyrene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bis[2-chloroethyl] ether: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bis[2-chloroethoxy]methane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] ether: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Butyl benzyl phthalate: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 30, 2026: Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test (ST6).
Kentucky holds 294 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 60 were issued before KY0024082. Barbourville STP holds 2 permits in Kentucky.
Other permits held by Barbourville STP
- BARBOURVILLE STP, Barbourville: KYL024082, issued January 1, 2021
Coverages issued nearest KY0024082
- October 24, 2014: BLACK OAK INDUSTRIAL PARK, Vanceburg, KY0092061, held by Black Oak Industrial Park
- October 28, 2014: SCOTTSVILLE STP, Scottsville, KY0024783, held by Scottsville STP
- November 12, 2014: EAST CALLOWAY COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Murray, KY0040738, held by East Calloway County Elementary School
- November 26, 2014: MILLSTONE ALTERNATIVE TRMT SYS, Millstone, KY0103217, held by Millstone Alternative Trmt Sys
- December 5, 2014: SHELBYVILLE STP, Shelbyville, KY0020427, held by Shelbyville STP
- April 24, 2015: TAYLORSVILLE STP, Taylorsville, KY0028142, held by Taylorsville STP
- April 24, 2015: CLARKSON STP, Clarkson, KY0090590, held by Clarkson STP
- May 5, 2015: CYNTHIANA STP (NEW), Cynthiana, KY0105856, held by Cynthiana STP New
- November 23, 2015: MAYSVILLE STP, Maysville, KY0020257, held by Maysville STP
- December 17, 2015: MUNFORDVILLE STP, Munfordville, KY0031755, held by Munfordville STP
BARBOURVILLE STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Fighting Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051301010308), KY0024082 among them. Its county holds 20, 1 of them major permits; KY0024082 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Fighting Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051301010308)
- BARBOURVILLE STP, Barbourville: KYL024082, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- G & M OIL CO INC, Barbourville: KY0089958, minor permit, discharging to CUMBERLAND RIVER, permit term to December 31, 2017
- KNOX CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE BARBOURVILLE LOT #532, Barbourville: KYR004686, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- KNOX COUNTY UTILITIES COMMISSION, Barbourville: KYP000074, minor permit, discharging to BARBOURVILLE STP, permit term to September 30, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | BARBOURVILLE STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Barbourville STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0024082 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 23, 2015 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2020 |
| Address | Barbourville, KY 40906 |
| Receiving water | CUMBERLAND RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Fighting Creek-Cumberland River (HUC 051301010308) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 136Pollutants on file
- 134Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 136 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 2 | 4 | 3 | September 30, 2016 | 969% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 6 | 2 | January 31, 2024 | 25% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 6 | 2 | May 31, 2016 | 67% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2018 | 17% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total dry weight, sludge mt | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bromoform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrolein | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroethyl] ether | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroethoxy]methane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] ether | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0024082.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES KY0024082.
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