Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0073768

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Waynesburg, KY: NPDES KY0073768 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Highland Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0073768, which discharges to Ut / Buck Crk. EPA’s file records it issued August 3, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022.

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Waynesburg, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0073768, held by Highland Elementary School; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 3, 2017, term to August 31, 2022; discharges to UT / BUCK CRK; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 1,113% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,150% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 19,900% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 337% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 64% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 11, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
May 26, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
May 26, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
May 26, 2026: Evaluation (S).
September 7, 2022: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
September 7, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
September 7, 2022: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
March 4, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
March 4, 2021: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
January 28, 2019: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Headwaters Buck Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301030101), KY0073768 among them. Its county holds 20, 1 of them major permits; KY0073768 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Buck Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301030101)

KINGS MOUNTAIN CITIZENS CENTER, Waynesburg: KY0073741, minor permit, discharging to BUCKEYE BR, permit term to November 30, 2022
LINCOLN COUNTY HARDWOOD COMPANY, Eubank: KYR004723, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filed	Highland Elementary School
NPDES ID	KY0073768
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	August 3, 2017
Expiration date	August 31, 2022
Address	Waynesburg, KY 40489
Receiving water	UT / BUCK CRK
Subwatershed	Headwaters Buck Creek (HUC 051301030101)
NAICS	611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC	8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

Effluent limits and exceedances

8Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
6With a violation of any kind
6With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	38	38	September 30, 2022	1,113% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	2	37	37	June 30, 2026	1,150% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	31	31	June 30, 2026	19,900% over the limit
E. coli	2	22	22	March 31, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	2	11	11	September 30, 2022	337% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	5	5	December 31, 2024	64% over the limit
pH	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

8Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 26, 2026	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6
May 26, 2026	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
September 7, 2022	Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation	ST6
September 7, 2022	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
September 7, 2022	Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator	ST6
March 4, 2021	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
March 4, 2021	Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device	ST6
January 28, 2019	Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 26, 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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
August 11, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0073768 for Highland Elementary School in Waynesburg, KY, which is administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger. The page lists 8 for the discharger class, 6 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.