Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0081574
LEES FORD HOTEL, Nancy, KY: NPDES KY0081574 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LEES FORD HOTEL, held by Lees Ford Hotel, holds NPDES permit KY0081574, which discharges to Lake Cumberland. EPA’s file records it issued June 5, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2025.
LEES FORD HOTEL, Nancy, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0081574, held by Lees Ford Hotel; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 5, 2020, term to July 31, 2025; discharges to LAKE CUMBERLAND; Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers* Camps.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 2,733% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 2,005% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2022, largest 1,762% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 83 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 366% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 27% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2009, largest 35% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- January 8, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- June 10, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 24, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- April 24, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
- April 24, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- March 24, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- October 29, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- October 29, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
LEES FORD HOTEL among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Porter Creek-Fishing Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301030305), KY0081574 among them. Its county holds 87, 2 of them major permits; KY0081574 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Porter Creek-Fishing Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301030305)
- DANIEL ENDRIS RESIDENCE, Nancy: KYG405659, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
- FOSTER LANE SHOP, Somerset: KYR004671, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
- LYNN CUMMINS TRUST RESIDENCE, Somerset: KYG403177, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2023
- MIKE BONES RESIDENCE, Somerset: KYG404222, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
- NEIL HANEY RESIDENCE, Somerset: KYG405548, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
- USCOE - LAKE CUMBERLAND FISH CREEK, Somerset: KY0020818, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CUMBERLAND, permit term to May 31, 2014
Identity
| Facility as filed | LEES FORD HOTEL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lees Ford Hotel |
| NPDES ID | KY0081574 |
| 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 | June 5, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2025 |
| Address | Nancy, KY 42544 |
| Receiving water | LAKE CUMBERLAND |
| Subwatershed | Porter Creek-Fishing Creek (HUC 051301030305) |
| NAICS | 721310 – Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers* Camps |
| SIC | 7021 – Rooming And Boarding Houses |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 29 | 21 | January 31, 2026 | 2,733% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 26 | 18 | January 31, 2022 | 2,005% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 20 | 16 | January 31, 2022 | 1,762% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 83 | 15 | September 30, 2025 | 366% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 6 | April 30, 2024 | 27% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2009 | 35% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 24, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 24, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 24, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 24, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 29, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 29, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0081574.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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