Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0055271
SYMSONIA WATER & SEWER, Symsonia, KY: NPDES KY0055271 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SYMSONIA WATER & SEWER, held by Symsonia Water & Sewer, holds NPDES permit KY0055271, which discharges to Bear Crk. EPA’s file records it issued February 16, 2018 and expiring March 31, 2023. 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 | SYMSONIA WATER & SEWER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Symsonia Water & Sewer |
| NPDES ID | KY0055271 |
| 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 | February 16, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2023 |
| Address | Symsonia, KY 42082 |
| Receiving water | BEAR CRK |
| Subwatershed | Sugar Creek-West Fork Clarks River (HUC 060400060303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 24With 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 | 123 | 119 | January 31, 2024 | 1,288% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 98 | 98 | June 30, 2026 | 2,551% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 42 | 42 | October 31, 2016 | 631% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 36 | 36 | July 31, 2025 | 133% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 42 | 32 | December 31, 2016 | 351% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 22 | 21 | August 31, 2020 | 260% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 14 | 10 | September 30, 2017 | 586% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 7 | November 30, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 5 | June 30, 2024 | 30% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2013 | 73% over the limit |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 14 | 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 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 29, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 1, 2018 | 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 September 15, 2026.