Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0074977
EDGEWOOD WWTP, Frankfort, KY: NPDES KY0074977 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EDGEWOOD WWTP, held by Edgewood WWTP, holds NPDES permit KY0074977, which discharges to South Benson Crk Ut / Ut / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued February 6, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EDGEWOOD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Edgewood WWTP |
| NPDES ID | KY0074977 |
| 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 | February 6, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2024 |
| Address | Frankfort, KY 40601 |
| Receiving water | SOUTH BENSON CRK UT / UT / UT |
| Subwatershed | South Benson Creek (HUC 051002051004) |
| NAICS | 237210 – Land Subdivision |
| SIC | 6552 – Subdividers And Developers |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 386 | 308 | July 31, 2026 | 10,200% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 306 | 288 | June 30, 2026 | 111,578% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 341 | 265 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 179 | 161 | November 30, 2021 | 203,058% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 154 | 135 | May 31, 2026 | 97% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 156 | 78 | July 31, 2026 | 584% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 42 | 21 | March 31, 2003 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 57 | 19 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 16Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 31, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 31, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 20, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 20, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 20, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| March 29, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 29, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 29, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| March 18, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 18, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 18, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 18, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 22, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 22, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 22, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.