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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0085791

MCDOWELL APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Mcdowell, KY: NPDES KY0085791 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MCDOWELL APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, held by McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital, holds NPDES permit KY0085791, which discharges to Beaver Crk. EPA’s file records it issued May 4, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022.

MCDOWELL APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Mcdowell, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0085791, held by McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 4, 2017, term to June 30, 2022; discharges to BEAVER CRK; General Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 248 violations of any kind, 208 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 18,809% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 215 violations of any kind, 63 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 200% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 53 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2005, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 201 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2022, largest 427% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2010.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 57 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 23% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 185 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2016, largest 440% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 20, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • November 5, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • November 5, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

MCDOWELL APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 21 discharge permits in the Lower Left Fork Beaver Creek-Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702030105), KY0085791 among them. Its county holds 112, 0 of them major permits; KY0085791 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Left Fork Beaver Creek-Beaver Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702030105)

Identity

Facility as filedMCDOWELL APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Permittee as filedMcDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital
NPDES IDKY0085791
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
IssuedMay 4, 2017
Expiration dateJune 30, 2022
AddressMcdowell, KY 41647
Receiving waterBEAVER CRK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLower Left Fork Beaver Creek-Beaver Creek (HUC 050702030105)
NAICS622110 – General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
SIC8069 – Specialty Hospitals Except Psychiatric
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler KYD985106020

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
Chlorine, total residual2248208September 30, 201818,809% over the limit
Solids, total suspended221563March 31, 2016200% over the limit
E. coli213553June 30, 202099,999% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general02927June 30, 200599,999% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]420125March 31, 2022427% over the limit
pH210818July 31, 2010
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]15712August 31, 202123% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]41855September 30, 2016440% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2880

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 20, 2021Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
November 5, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
November 5, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0085791.

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 KY0085791.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit KY0085791, held by McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital in McDowell, KY, which discharges to Beaver Crk. The page lists 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit shown as administratively continued and past its June 30, 2022 expiration date.