Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0054801
FORDSVILLE STP, Fordsville, KY: NPDES KY0054801 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORDSVILLE STP, held by Fordsville STP, holds NPDES permit KY0054801, which discharges to Adams Crk / West Fork. EPA’s file records it issued April 5, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FORDSVILLE STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fordsville STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0054801 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 5, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Address | Fordsville, KY 42343 |
| Receiving water | ADAMS CRK / WEST FORK |
| Subwatershed | Adams Fork (HUC 051100040404) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 294 | 286 | April 30, 2026 | 1,760% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 247 | 239 | May 31, 2026 | 453% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 39 | 37 | April 30, 2026 | 1,762% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 27 | 25 | March 31, 2016 | 127% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 24 | 23 | April 30, 2026 | 187% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 22 | 21 | September 30, 2013 | 57% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 27 | 19 | August 31, 2023 | 727% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 7 | March 31, 2026 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 7 | April 30, 2026 | 133% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 5 | 1 | July 31, 2001 | 555% over the limit |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 19, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 18, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 9, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 October 14, 2026.