Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0065897
CRAB ORCHARD STP, Crab Orchard, KY: NPDES KY0065897 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CRAB ORCHARD STP, held by Crab Orchard STP, holds NPDES permit KY0065897, which discharges to Dix River. EPA’s file records it issued January 6, 2020 and expiring March 31, 2025.
CRAB ORCHARD STP, Crab Orchard, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0065897, held by Crab Orchard STP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 6, 2020, term to March 31, 2025; discharges to DIX RIVER; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 33 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 500% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 148 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024, largest 286% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 140 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 87% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 46,054% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 413% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021.
- Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2018, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 12 limits, 80 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Streamflow: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 17, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- December 30, 2025: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- May 23, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 23, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- June 8, 2021: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
- June 30, 2020: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
- September 11, 2019: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
- September 11, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 11, 2019: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- May 31, 2019: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
- May 31, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- May 31, 2019: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- May 31, 2019: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- May 31, 2019: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
- May 31, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 17, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- April 17, 2019: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
- April 17, 2019: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- April 17, 2019: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- April 17, 2019: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
- April 17, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 8, 2019: Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test (ST6).
- December 21, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- December 21, 2018: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- November 7, 2017: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
- November 7, 2017: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
- November 7, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- November 7, 2017: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- November 7, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- November 7, 2017: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
Kentucky holds 294 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 244 were issued before KY0065897.
Coverages issued nearest KY0065897
- August 5, 2019: BLACK OAK INDUSTRIAL PARK, Vanceburg, KY0112755, held by Black Oak Industrial Park
- August 29, 2019: CUMBERLAND STP, Cumberland, KY0021571, held by Cumberland STP
- August 29, 2019: CADIZ STP, Cadiz, KY0026891, held by Cadiz STP
- October 30, 2019: LIVERMORE STP, Livermore, KY0020613, held by Livermore STP
- December 18, 2019: JACKSON STP, Jackson, KY0021288, held by Jackson STP
- January 6, 2020: SALEM STP, Salem, KY0066541, held by Salem STP
- January 8, 2020: VERSAILLES STP, Versailles, KY0020621, held by Versailles STP
- January 8, 2020: LAKEWOOD VALLEY SUBDIVISION WWTP, Crestwood, KY0039870, held by LaGrange Utilities Commission
- January 8, 2020: LOCKWOOD ESTATES SUBDIVISION WWTP, Crestwood, KY0054674, held by Louisville and Jefferson County MSD
- January 16, 2020: SPRINGFIELD STP, Springfield, KY0020907, held by Springfield STP
CRAB ORCHARD STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Fall Lick-Dix River subwatershed (HUC 051002050403), KY0065897 among them. Its county holds 20, 1 of them major permits; KY0065897 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Fall Lick-Dix River subwatershed (HUC 051002050403)
- DONALDSON MACHINE EXPANSION, Crab Orchard: KYR10U913, minor permit, discharging to Flax Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | CRAB ORCHARD STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Crab Orchard STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0065897 |
| 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 | January 6, 2020 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2025 |
| Address | Crab Orchard, KY 40419 |
| Receiving water | DIX RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Fall Lick-Dix River (HUC 051002050403) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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, suspended percent removal | 1 | 33 | 24 | June 30, 2025 | 500% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 148 | 22 | January 31, 2024 | 286% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 140 | 10 | June 30, 2025 | 87% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 27 | 9 | June 30, 2025 | 46,054% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 17 | 7 | June 30, 2025 | 413% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 22 | 3 | September 30, 2021 | |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 0 | 8 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Streamflow | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 29Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 23, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 23, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 8, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| June 30, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| September 11, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| September 11, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 11, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| May 31, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 8, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| December 21, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 21, 2018 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| November 7, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| November 7, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| November 7, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 7, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| November 7, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 7, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 KY0065897.
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