Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0040177

NICHOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Shepherdsville, KY: NPDES KY0040177 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

NICHOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Nichols Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0040177, which discharges to Cow Br / Knob Crk / Pond Crk / Salt Rv / Ohio Rv. EPA’s file records it issued May 3, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

NICHOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Shepherdsville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0040177, held by Nichols Elementary School; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 3, 2018, term to June 30, 2023; discharges to COW BR / KNOB CRK / POND CRK / SALT RV / OHIO RV; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017, largest 875% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 30 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 10,809% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 130% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 76,822% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2013, largest 49% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2009, largest 30% 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.

NICHOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Knob Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401021204), KY0040177 among them. Its county holds 326, 2 of them major permits; KY0040177 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Knob Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401021204)

CHARLES L WHITMER RESIDENCE, Brooks: KYG404211, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
CHEVY HARPER RESIDENCE, Brooks: KYG403155, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2023
CHRISTIAN BARR RESIDENCE, Louisville: KYG405799, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
DANNY & KATHY HURST RESIDENCE, Brooks: KYG405026, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
EVANSVILLE SELF-STORAGE, Evansville: INR10M250, minor permit, permit term to June 28, 2021
JACKSON KINKEAD RESIDENCE, Shepherdsville: KYG405241, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
JAMES & AMBER MCALLISTER RESIDENCE, Brooks: KYG405745, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
JAMES M SMOTHERS RESIDENCE, Shepherdsville: KYG405333, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
JESSICA PARYS RESIDENCE, Shepherdsville: KYG402487, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2018
KAYLA LEACHMAN ROBINSON RESIDENCE, Brooks: KYG405675, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	NICHOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filed	Nichols Elementary School
NPDES ID	KY0040177
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	May 3, 2018
Expiration date	June 30, 2023
Address	Shepherdsville, KY 40177
Receiving water	COW BR / KNOB CRK / POND CRK / SALT RV / OHIO RV
Subwatershed	Knob Creek (HUC 051401021204)
NAICS	611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC	8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

Effluent limits and exceedances

8Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
6With 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]	4	44	32	March 31, 2017	875% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	38	30	September 30, 2019	10,809% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	2	20	16	December 31, 2023	130% over the limit
E. coli	2	14	12	September 30, 2019	76,822% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	6	5	June 30, 2013	49% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	2	5	1	December 31, 2009	30% over the limit
pH	2	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0040177.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0040177.

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 KY0040177.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0040177, held by Nichols Elementary School in Shepherdsville, KY, with its permit status shown as administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The page lists 8 for the discharger class, 6 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.