Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0062995
RUSSELL COUNTY REGIONAL STP, Jamestown, KY: NPDES KY0062995 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 51Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RUSSELL COUNTY REGIONAL STP, held by Russell County Regional STP, holds NPDES permit KY0062995, which discharges to Cumberland River / Lake Cumberland. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2001 and expiring November 30, 2003. 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 | RUSSELL COUNTY REGIONAL STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Russell County Regional STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0062995 |
| 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 | June 27, 2001 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2003 |
| Address | Jamestown, KY 42629 |
| Receiving water | CUMBERLAND RIVER / LAKE CUMBERLAND |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lily Creek-Cumberland River (HUC 051301030602) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 53Pollutants on file
- 51Under a numeric limit
- 46With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 24 | 24 | August 31, 2024 | 117% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 11 | 9 | May 31, 2026 | 24,900% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 9 | 9 | January 31, 2021 | 178% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 8 | 8 | 4 | September 30, 2008 | 596% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 6 | 4 | June 30, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 5 | 3 | October 31, 2022 | |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 3 | February 28, 2023 | 47% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 185% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2013 | 34% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2018 | 3,163% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2005 | 1% over the limit |
| Color [admi units] | 1 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2009 | |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total dry weight, sludge mt | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 4, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 16, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 6, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 10, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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