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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0063835

HEATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Heath, KY: NPDES KY0063835 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HEATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Heath Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0063835, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary To West Fork Massac Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 23, 2012 and expiring September 30, 2017.

HEATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Heath, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0063835, held by Heath Elementary School; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 23, 2012, term to September 30, 2017; discharges to Unnamed Tributary to West Fork Massac Creek; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 48 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2020, largest 27,173% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 124 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 1,218% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 207,592% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 48 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020, largest 94% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 143% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2019, largest 100% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 16, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • October 16, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • July 18, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • July 18, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • January 17, 2017: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • January 17, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • January 17, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

HEATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 10 discharge permits in the West Fork Massac Creek subwatershed (HUC 051402060303), KY0063835 among them. Its county holds 94, 3 of them major permits; KY0063835 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the West Fork Massac Creek subwatershed (HUC 051402060303)

Identity

Facility as filedHEATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filedHeath Elementary School
NPDES IDKY0063835
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedAugust 23, 2012
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2017
AddressHeath, KY 42086
Receiving waterUnnamed Tributary to West Fork Massac Creek
SubwatershedWest Fork Massac Creek (HUC 051402060303)
NAICS611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Chlorine, total residual27648May 31, 202027,173% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]812442September 30, 20211,218% over the limit
E. coli26941September 30, 2021207,592% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]14834September 30, 202094% over the limit
Solids, total suspended45212September 30, 2019143% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]45012November 30, 2019100% over the limit
pH23810April 30, 2020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2280

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 16, 2019Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
October 16, 2019Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 18, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
July 18, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 17, 2017Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
January 17, 2017Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
January 17, 2017Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0063835.

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 KY0063835.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0063835 held by Heath Elementary School in Heath, KY, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary To West Fork Massac Creek within the West Fork Massac Creek watershed (HUC 051402060303). The permit is listed as administratively continued and a minor discharger, with 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.