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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0045586

JH CARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Tompkinsville, KY: NPDES KY0045586 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

JH CARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by JH Carter Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0045586, which discharges to Barren River / East Fork. EPA’s file records it issued July 2, 2014 and expiring July 31, 2019.

JH CARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Tompkinsville, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0045586, held by JH Carter Elementary School; Effective; issued July 2, 2014, term to July 31, 2019; discharges to BARREN RIVER / EAST FORK.

  • E. coli: 2 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 1,718% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 153% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2008, largest 2,900% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 84% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2008, largest 10% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 7, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • October 2, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

JH CARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the East Fork Barren River subwatershed (HUC 051100020104), KY0045586 among them. Its county holds 14, 0 of them major permits; KY0045586 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedJH CARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filedJH Carter Elementary School
NPDES IDKY0045586
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 2, 2014
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2019
AddressTompkinsville, KY 42167
Receiving waterBARREN RIVER / EAST FORK
SubwatershedEast Fork Barren River (HUC 051100020104)

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
E. coli22517September 30, 202099,999% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2179March 31, 20211,718% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C4224June 30, 2017153% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general064March 31, 20082,900% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]172March 31, 202184% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4211September 30, 200810% over the limit
pH2200
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4180
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 7, 2021Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
October 2, 2019Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0045586.

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 KY0045586.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0045586, held by JH Carter Elementary School in Tompkinsville, KY, which discharges to Barren River / East Fork within the East Fork Barren River subwatershed (HUC 051100020104). The page lists the permit as Effective and a Minor discharger, with 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 9 pollutants on file.