Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0054941
WHITESVILLE STP, Whitesville, KY: NPDES KY0054941 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHITESVILLE STP, held by Whitesville STP, holds NPDES permit KY0054941, which discharges to Panther Crk / North Fork. EPA’s file records it issued July 23, 2018 and expiring August 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 | WHITESVILLE STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Whitesville STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0054941 |
| 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 | July 23, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2023 |
| Address | Whitesville, KY 42378 |
| Receiving water | PANTHER CRK / NORTH FORK |
| Subwatershed | Joes Branch-North Fork Panther Creek (HUC 051100050304) |
| 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
- 19Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 8 | 86 | 82 | March 31, 2026 | 1,315% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 16 | 15 | July 31, 2026 | 279% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 23 | 13 | March 31, 2026 | 908% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 7 | 5 | March 31, 2022 | 220% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 3 | 3 | December 31, 2016 | 1,360% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 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
- 11Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 10, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 2, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 8, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 8, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 11, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 11, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 8, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 8, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 24, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.