Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0033561

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - KENTUCKY HYDRO PLANT, Grand Rivers, KY: NPDES KY0033561 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
5Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - KENTUCKY HYDRO PLANT, held by Tennessee Valley Authority - Kentucky Hydro Plant, holds NPDES permit KY0033561, which discharges to Tennessee River. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2016 and expiring March 31, 2022.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - KENTUCKY HYDRO PLANT, Grand Rivers, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0033561, held by Tennessee Valley Authority - Kentucky Hydro Plant; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 29, 2016, term to March 31, 2022; discharges to TENNESSEE RIVER.

Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2010, largest 37% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - KENTUCKY HYDRO PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Bear Creek-Kentucky Lake subwatershed (HUC 060400051005), KY0033561 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; KY0033561 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bear Creek-Kentucky Lake subwatershed (HUC 060400051005)

BIG BEAR RESORTS INC, Benton: KY0025178, minor permit, discharging to KENTUCKY LAKE, permit term to October 31, 2023
INGRAM BARGE CO - ISS GILBERTSVILLE, Grand Rivers: KY0104264, minor permit, discharging to KENTUCKY LK / TENNESSEE RIVER, permit term to December 31, 2018
KY FISH & WILDLIFE RESERVE - CAMP JOHN CURRIE, Benton: KY0025003, minor permit, discharging to KENTUCKY LAKE, permit term to March 31, 2024
MORGANFIELD-CRITTENDEN-LIVINGSTON POLE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, Eddyville: KYR10U886, minor permit, discharging to Eagle Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
TVA-KENTUCKY-BARKLEY NO. 2 TRANSMISSION LINE RELOCATION, Grand Rivers: KYR10T368, minor permit, discharging to Lake Barkley, permit term to December 31, 2029
WATCO TRANSLOADING LLC-GRAND TERMINAL 3, Grand Rivers: KY0067423, minor permit, discharging to RUSSELL CRK / TENNESSEE RIVER, permit term to October 19, 2014
WTPS GRAND RIVERS TERMINAL NO 3, Grand Rivers: KY0072311, minor permit, discharging to KENTUCKY LAKE, permit term to June 30, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - KENTUCKY HYDRO PLANT
Permittee as filed	Tennessee Valley Authority - Kentucky Hydro Plant
NPDES ID	KY0033561
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Federal facility
Issued	December 29, 2016
Expiration date	March 31, 2022
Address	Grand Rivers, KY 42045
Receiving water	TENNESSEE RIVER
Subwatershed	Bear Creek-Kentucky Lake (HUC 060400051005)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler KY0640006656

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
5Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Solids, total suspended	2	1	1	June 30, 2010	37% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	26	0
Zinc, total recoverable	0	14	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	2	12	0
pH	2	0	0
Oil & Grease	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0033561.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0033561.

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 KY0033561.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0033561 held by Tennessee Valley Authority - Kentucky Hydro Plant in Grand Rivers, KY, which discharges to the TENNESSEE RIVER in the Bear Creek-Kentucky Lake watershed (HUC 060400051005). The permit was issued December 29, 2016, expired March 31, 2022, and is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor discharger class 5 classification. The page lists 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.