Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0075426
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY, Morehead, KY: NPDES KY0075426 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY, held by MOREHEAD STATE UNIV, holds NPDES permit KY0075426, which discharges to Big Brushy Crk. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2007 and expiring November 30, 2012.
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY, Morehead, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0075426, held by MOREHEAD STATE UNIV; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 31, 2007, term to November 30, 2012; discharges to BIG BRUSHY CRK.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 67 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2015, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 218 violations of any kind, 50 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 420% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 45 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 48,082% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 179 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2012, largest 247% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 57 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 86% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2007, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 160 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2011, largest 27% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2010.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Middle North Fork Triplett Creek subwatershed (HUC 051001010602), KY0075426 among them. Its county holds 27, 1 of them major permits; KY0075426 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Middle North Fork Triplett Creek subwatershed (HUC 051001010602)
- KY 32 FROM PARK HILLS DRIVE TO VIKING DRIVE NORTH; ITEM NO. 9-204.00, Morehead (Rowan): KYR10U859, minor permit, discharging to North Fork Triplett Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY VET TECH - RENOVATION & ADDITION, Morehead (Rowan): KYR10T457, minor permit, discharging to Big Brushy Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MOREHEAD STATE UNIV |
| NPDES ID | KY0075426 |
| 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 | October 31, 2007 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2012 |
| Address | Morehead, KY 40351 |
| Receiving water | BIG BRUSHY CRK |
| Subwatershed | Middle North Fork Triplett Creek (HUC 051001010602) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 75 | 67 | March 31, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 218 | 50 | June 30, 2015 | 420% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 57 | 45 | June 30, 2015 | 48,082% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 179 | 23 | June 30, 2012 | 247% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 57 | 18 | June 30, 2015 | 86% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 78 | 8 | August 31, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 160 | 2 | December 31, 2011 | 27% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 79 | 1 | October 31, 2010 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 78 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0075426.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0075426.
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 KY0075426.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.