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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0072672

BLACKBERRY PARK, Hardy, KY: NPDES KY0072672 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BLACKBERRY PARK, held by Blackberry Park, holds NPDES permit KY0072672, which discharges to Pond Crk / Blackberry Fork. EPA’s file records it issued December 28, 2017 and expiring January 31, 2023.

BLACKBERRY PARK, Hardy, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0072672, held by Blackberry Park; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 28, 2017, term to January 31, 2023; discharges to POND CRK / BLACKBERRY FORK; Museums.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2008, largest 313% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2002, largest 16% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2002, largest 17% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2007, largest 45% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2002, largest 116% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 21, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • August 21, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
  • August 21, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • September 22, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • March 27, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • January 11, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • October 10, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

BLACKBERRY PARK among its neighbors

Its county holds 163, 1 of them major permits; KY0072672 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedBLACKBERRY PARK
Permittee as filedBlackberry Park
NPDES IDKY0072672
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
IssuedDecember 28, 2017
Expiration dateJanuary 31, 2023
AddressHardy, KY 41531
Receiving waterPOND CRK / BLACKBERRY FORK
NAICS712110 – Museums
SIC8412 – Museums And Art Galleries

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4699June 30, 2008313% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1102September 30, 200216% over the limit
Solids, total suspended2291June 30, 200217% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2171March 31, 200745% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general011September 30, 2002116% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]2280
pH2160
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2160
E. coli2160

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 21, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
August 21, 2026Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain RecordsST6
September 22, 2022Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
March 27, 2019Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 11, 2019Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
October 10, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 21, 2026EvaluationS

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 KY0072672.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0072672 for BLACKBERRY PARK in Hardy, KY, which is administratively continued after its January 31, 2023 expiration date. The page lists 8 pollutants under a numeric limit, 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and 9 pollutants on file.