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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0073652

CAMP NELSON RV CAMP, Lancaster, KY: NPDES KY0073652 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CAMP NELSON RV CAMP, held by Camp Nelson RV Camp, holds NPDES permit KY0073652, which discharges to Kentucky River / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued November 13, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2022.

CAMP NELSON RV CAMP, Lancaster, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0073652, held by Camp Nelson RV Camp; Effective; issued November 13, 2017, term to December 31, 2022; discharges to KENTUCKY RIVER / UT; Recreational and Vacation Camps [Except Campgrounds].

  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 251% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 46,054% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 113% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 227% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 80% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2010, largest 90% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • June 7, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

CAMP NELSON RV CAMP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Little Hickman Creek-Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002050702), KY0073652 among them. Its county holds 27, 1 of them major permits; KY0073652 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Little Hickman Creek-Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002050702)

  • HIGHBRIDGE SPRINGS WATER CO, Wilmore: KY0110698, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTAR TO KY RIVER, permit term to May 31, 2023
  • TRIPLE T METALS, Lancaster: KY0110302, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedCAMP NELSON RV CAMP
Permittee as filedCamp Nelson RV Camp
NPDES IDKY0073652
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 13, 2017
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2022
AddressLancaster, KY 40444
Receiving waterKENTUCKY RIVER / UT
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLittle Hickman Creek-Kentucky River (HUC 051002050702)
NAICS721214 – Recreational and Vacation Camps [Except Campgrounds]
SIC7032 – Sporting And Recreational Camps

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 residual22919March 31, 201899,999% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]24713September 30, 2025251% over the limit
E. coli22212March 31, 202646,054% over the limit
Solids, total suspended24311March 31, 2026113% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]2299December 31, 2016227% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C2146December 31, 202480% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]181December 31, 201090% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2190
pH2140
Coliform, fecal general020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 7, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0073652.

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 KY0073652.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0073652 for CAMP NELSON RV CAMP in Lancaster, KY, held by Camp Nelson RV Camp and discharging to Kentucky River / Ut, with the permit listed as Effective and classed as a Minor Discharger. The page reports 7 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.