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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0084042

FISH ISLAND RESORT, Cadiz, KY: NPDES KY0084042 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FISH ISLAND RESORT, held by Fish Island Resort, holds NPDES permit KY0084042, which discharges to Cumberland River. EPA’s file records it issued October 9, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023.

FISH ISLAND RESORT, Cadiz, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0084042, held by Fish Island Resort; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 9, 2018, term to November 30, 2023; discharges to CUMBERLAND RIVER.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 123 violations of any kind, 95 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,084% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 85 violations of any kind, 69 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,940% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 73 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 1,494% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 60 violations of any kind, 56 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 97% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 54 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 46,054% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 19,718% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2012, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • August 5, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • December 4, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • December 4, 2020: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • November 20, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • November 20, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

FISH ISLAND RESORT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Burge Creek-Little River subwatershed (HUC 051302050608), KY0084042 among them. Its county holds 9, 0 of them major permits; KY0084042 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Burge Creek-Little River subwatershed (HUC 051302050608)

Identity

Facility as filedFISH ISLAND RESORT
Permittee as filedFish Island Resort
NPDES IDKY0084042
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 9, 2018
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
AddressCadiz, KY 42211
Receiving waterCUMBERLAND RIVER
SubwatershedBurge Creek-Little River (HUC 051302050608)

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]412395June 30, 20261,084% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]28569June 30, 20261,940% over the limit
Solids, total suspended27357September 30, 20241,494% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]16056June 30, 202697% over the limit
E. coli25654June 30, 202646,054% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual23632December 31, 202519,718% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general01610December 31, 201299,999% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2100
pH280
Oil & Grease020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
December 4, 2020Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
December 4, 2020Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
November 20, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
November 20, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0084042.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 5, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0084042, held by Fish Island Resort for its facility in Cadiz, KY, which discharges to the Cumberland River in the Burge Creek-Little River subwatershed (HUC 051302050608). The page lists a Minor Discharger class, an administratively continued permit status, 8 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.