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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0028631

VACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL, Canton, KY: NPDES KY0028631 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

VACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL, held by Vacation Club International, holds NPDES permit KY0028631, which discharges to Barkley Lake / Cumberland River. EPA’s file records it issued October 24, 2014 and expiring November 30, 2019.

VACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL, Canton, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0028631, held by Vacation Club International; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 24, 2014, term to November 30, 2019; discharges to BARKLEY LAKE / CUMBERLAND RIVER.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 58 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 32,809% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 46,054% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 110% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 60% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 85% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2024, largest 45% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 7, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • May 7, 2026: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
  • May 7, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • April 21, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • January 29, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • December 11, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • January 11, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • January 11, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

VACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Crooked Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051302050702), KY0028631 among them. Its county holds 9, 0 of them major permits; KY0028631 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Crooked Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051302050702)

Identity

Facility as filedVACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL
Permittee as filedVacation Club International
NPDES IDKY0028631
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
IssuedOctober 24, 2014
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2019
AddressCanton, KY 42211
Receiving waterBARKLEY LAKE / CUMBERLAND RIVER
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedCrooked Creek-Cumberland River (HUC 051302050702)

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
Chlorine, total residual26458March 31, 202632,809% over the limit
E. coli23834September 30, 202446,054% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C41810March 31, 2025110% over the limit
pH21410June 30, 2025
Solids, total suspended4144September 30, 202460% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]153June 30, 202685% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4111September 30, 202445% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant240

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 7, 2026Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
December 11, 2020Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 11, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 11, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 7, 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
October 7, 2026Notice of ViolationState
April 21, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 29, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0028631, held by Vacation Club International in Canton, KY, which discharges to Barkley Lake / Cumberland River. The figures listed are 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit's discharger class is Minor. The permit is shown as administratively continued, with its expiration date of November 30, 2019 noted as of September 15, 2026.