Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0048348
GREENUP COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Russell, KY: NPDES KY0048348 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GREENUP COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Greenup County Environmental Commission Wastewater Treatment Plant, holds NPDES permit KY0048348, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued July 19, 2014 and expiring August 31, 2019. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GREENUP COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Greenup County Environmental Commission Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| NPDES ID | KY0048348 |
| 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 | July 19, 2014 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2019 |
| Address | Russell, KY 41169 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Pond Run-Ohio River (HUC 050901030105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 17 | 9 | November 30, 2011 | 37% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 16 | 8 | July 31, 2012 | 55% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 7 | 6 | December 31, 2007 | 60% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 13 | 5 | October 31, 2007 | 30% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 3 | December 31, 2005 | 10,479% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 2 | February 29, 2004 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 2 | March 31, 2018 | 48% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 2 | April 30, 2005 | 27% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2017 | 900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 KY0048348.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.